@article{ref1,
title="Most common causes of natural and injury-related deaths in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia",
journal="Pathology, research and practice",
year="2009",
author="Gemechu, Tufa and Tinsae, Mihrete and Ashenafi, Senait and Rodriguez, Victor Manuel and Lori, Alfredo and Collins, M. and Hurford, Rosemary and Haimanot, Rahel and Sandoval, Melissa and Mehari, Enawgaw and Langford, T. Dianne",
volume="205",
number="9",
pages="608-614",
abstract="In Ethiopia, like many developing countries, autopsy is rare unless conducted in the medico-legal arena, making vital statistics that include pathological diagnoses sparse. To determine the most common factors contributing to death among individuals who died from natural or injury-related events in Ethiopia 200 consecutive autopsies were conducted in 2006 at the Forensic Medico-legal Pathology Department, Menelik II Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The results describe significant pathological observations, putative cause of death, age distribution, and gender ratios. Eighty-one percent of the cases were male, and the mean age was 38.9 (+/-15.5 years). Fifty-two percent of the individuals died from natural causes, including infections, and 48% died from injury-related events. In the natural deaths group, as determined by gross examination at autopsy pulmonary complications were the most commonly reported cause of death, with suspected tuberculosis accounting for 12%. Tuberculosis (21, 8%) and liver disease (14, 5%) were the most common histopathological findings in the natural and injury-related causes groups, respectively. In the injury-related group, automobile accident was the most common cause of accidental death (80%), and homicide by beating was the most common cause of death in the intentional injury group (31%). These data provide valuable unbiased analyses of causes of death among individuals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0344-0338",
doi="10.1016/j.prp.2009.02.007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prp.2009.02.007"
}