@article{ref1,
title="Economic and social burden due to injuries and violence in Nepal: A cross-sectional study",
journal="Kathmandu University medical journal",
year="2009",
author="Joshi, Sunil Kumar and Shrestha, S.",
volume="7",
number="28",
pages="344-350",
abstract="Introduction: Injury and violence cause five million deaths annually in the world which is around 9% of the global mortality. Eight out of fifteen leading causes of deaths in the age group 15-25 are injury related. Objective: To assess the incidence, severity and socio-economic burden of injuries and violence in two cities of Nepal. Methods: Relevant data was collected from 17th August 2008 to 16th September 2008 from injured patients attending emergency departments at six health centres in two cities. Results: In total, 505 injury cases were reported. 42.5% of the injuries occurred in roads and 34.1% at home. 65% of road traffic injuries involved motorcycles. The majority (57%) of the injured subjects were economically active. A single injury case cost 126.2 US$ including all the expenses and the loss due to inability to work. Conclusion: The high incidence of injuries, especially road traffic injuries, adds a huge economic burden to nation. <p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1812-2027",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}