@article{ref1,
title="Domestic injuries and suicide among women of reproductive age in Iran",
journal="International journal of general medicine",
year="2012",
author="Fardiazar, Zahra and Sadeghi-Bazargani, Homayoun and Mohammadi, Reza",
volume="5",
number="",
pages="547-552",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to map out some epidemiological aspects of intentional and unintentional injuries among Iranian women of reproductive age using a national registry. METHODS: Injury data were taken from a national-based injury surveillance system over the period 2000-2002. The study population comprised 31.5% of the population of Iran. RESULTS: Of all the 307,064 domestic injuries reported during the years 2000-2002, about 152,600 cases (49.7%) involved women. About half of these women (76,474) were in the reproductive age group. The majority (42.7%) of injuries among women of reproductive age were burn wounds followed by lacerations in 32.6%. Eighty-five percent of suicide cases were poisonings, followed by 11% for suicides by burning. However, 45.2% of burn suicides were fatal, compared with a 0.89% fatality rate for poisonings. Of all female suicide victims, 1029 died, 174 victims became disabled, while the remainder improved or were undergoing therapy when reported. CONCLUSION: Injuries, especially burns, are a major public health problem for women of reproductive age.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1178-7074",
doi="10.2147/IJGM.S31429",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S31429"
}