@article{ref1,
title="Trends in childhood trauma mortality in the fast economically developing State of Qatar",
journal="World journal of pediatrics",
year="2011",
author="Bener, Abdulbari and Hussain, Syed J. and Ghaffar, Abdul and Abou-Taleb, Hala and El-Sayed, Hesham Ahmed Fathey Mohamed",
volume="7",
number="1",
pages="41-44",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to explore the trends in injury mortality in children aged 0-18 years in the State of Qatar. No such study has been conducted previously in Qatar. METHODS: Univariate statistical analysis was used in this retrospective descriptive study. A total of 2934 children aged 0-18 years who died due to injuries in the period of 1 January 1993 to 31 December 2007 were studied. RESULTS: The leading causes of death were road traffic injuries (RTIs) (71.3%), drowning (9.3%) and accidental falls (6.0%). Injury death rates were higher in citizens (57.7%) than in non-citizens (42.3%). The children of 15-18 years old had the highest frequency of injury deaths (34.4%), followed by children of 10-14 years old (21.3%). The mortality rate of RTI per 100 000 population increased remarkably in the year 2005 compared to previous years. CONCLUSIONS: The present study suggests that RTI is a major cause of childhood death. Injury mortality is higher in boys than in girls. During the period of 1993-2007, there was a dramatic increase in childhood mortality caused by RTI. This study highlights the burden of RTI caused mortalities in children, which requires immediate action.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1708-8569",
doi="10.1007/s12519-010-0208-x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12519-010-0208-x"
}