TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - A case-control study of injuries arising from the earthquake in Armenia, 1988
JO  - Bulletin of The World Health Organization
A1  - Oganesian, A. P.
A1  - Noji, E. K.
A1  - Armenian, H. K.
SP  - 251
EP  - 257
VL  - 70
IS  - 2
N2  - The study attempts to identify predictors of injuries among persons who were hospitalized following the Armenian earthquake of 7 December 1988. A total of 189 such individuals were identified through neighbourhood polyclinics in the city of Leninakan and 159 noninjured controls were selected from the same neighbourhoods. A standardized interview questionnaire was used. Cases and controls shared many social and demographic characteristics; however, 98% of persons who were hospitalized with injuries were inside a building at the time of the earthquake, compared with 83% of the controls (odds ratio = 12.20, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 3.62-63.79). The odds ratio of injuries for individuals who were in a building that had five or more floors, compared with those in lower buildings, was 3.65 (95% CI = 2.12-6.33). Leaving buildings after the first shock of the earthquake was a protective behaviour. The odds ratio for those staying indoors compared with those who ran out was 4.40 (95% CI = 2.24-8.71).
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SN  - 0042-9686
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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