TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Economic and social burden due to injuries and violence in Nepal: A cross-sectional study
JO  - Kathmandu University medical journal
A1  - Joshi, Sunil Kumar
A1  - Shrestha, S.
SP  - 344
EP  - 350
VL  - 7
IS  - 28
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1812-2027
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -