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Citation

Gosavi SV, Deshmukh PR. Med. J. Armed Forces India 2014; 70(4): 380-382.

Affiliation

Professor (Community Medicine), Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram, Wardha, Maharashtra 442102, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.mjafi.2014.02.003

PMID

25382915

Abstract

Injury is a major public health problem in India. As very few studies are available from rural areas, hence the present study was carried out to study the epidemiology of injuries in the rural areas of Maharashtra. A cross-sectional study was carried out in Primary Health Centres (PHC) of a district in Maharashtra. 4790 subjects were studied using a two stage sampling technique. During last one year, 19.0% (95% CI: 17.7%-19.9%) had at least one injury. Majority of injuries (94.0%) were unintentional while assault and suicide related injuries were 37 (4.1%) and 10 (1.1%) respectively. Age, sex, education, occupation and socio-economic status were significantly associated with injuries.


Language: en

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