@article{ref1,
title="Burden of fall injuries in Pakistan--analysis of the National Injury Survey of Pakistan",
journal="Eastern Mediterranean health journal",
year="2011",
author="Bachani, Abdulgafoor M. and Ghaffar, A. and Hyder, Adnan Ali",
volume="17",
number="5",
pages="375-381",
abstract="There are no reliable estimates of the burden of fall-related injuries in Pakistan. To assess this burden and develop an epidemiologic profile for these injuries, data from the National Injury Survey of Pakistan, a cross-sectional population-based survey on injuries, were analysed to determine incidence and relative risks for fall injury. The annual incidence of fall-related injuries was 8.85 per 1000 population per year (95% CI: 6.8-11.3). The mean and median age of individuals injured by falls was 19 years and 10.5 years respectively. Children under the age of 15 years were at a substantially higher risk of fall injuries. Being a student and farmer/labourer/vendor were associated with a higher risk for falls compared with unemployed. Fall-related injuries are a health burden in Pakistan, especially in children under 15 years of age. This represents a significant loss of healthy life and requires policies to curb this burden in the population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1020-3397",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}