Journal of Occupational Health and Epidemiology
J Occup Health Epidemiol
Medical Sciences
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Incidence Rate and Epidemiological Aspects of Injuries Due to Accidents in Khomein City, Iran (2018)
Epidemiology
Original Article
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a name="OLE_LINK26"></a><a name="OLE_LINK25"><strong>Background:</strong></a> Accidents and injuries are one of the most important causes of disability and death in developing countries. This study was conducted to determine the incidence rate and epidemiological characteristics of accidents in the Khomein city.<br>
<strong>Materials and Methods:</strong> This cross-sectional descriptive study was done by national program of accidents and injuries registry data in the Khomein city (n=986<span dir="RTL">(</span>. To calculate the annually Incidence Rate (IR) and age-standardized incidence rate (ASR), the world standard population was used. Chi-square and independent t-test were used to examine the relationship or difference between variables.<br>
<strong>Results:</strong> The mean age of the injured cases was 33.<span dir="RTL">5</span>±18.2 year. The annually Incidence Rate (IR) of accidents and injuries was 941.2 cases per 100,000, while the age-standardized incidence rate (ASR) were estimated 919 per 100,000 people. The sex ratio (male to female) in all accidents was 2.45. The most incidents occurred in both sexes were reported car accidents (32.55%), motorcycle accidents (31.8%), pedestrian accidents (16.5%) and poisoning (6.18%), respectively. Significant difference was observed between gender and type of incidents. Suicide attempts in the female group were 6.5 times higher than the male group.<br>
<strong>Conclusion:</strong> The incidence rate of traffic crashes in the city of Khomein is several times higher than provincial and national levels. Therefore, should be In addition to the optimizing the roads and removing the Accident-prone spots. The high occurrence of poisonings and suicide attempt in the women's group is warning danger for the authorities to take preventive policies and applying cultural mechanisms to reduce this ratio.</span></span></p>
Accidents,Epidemiological,Injuries,Incidence,
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Yasan
Kazemzadeh
yasankazemzadeh@gmail.com
2240031947532846005875
2240031947532846005875
Yes
MSc in Epidemiology, Dept. of Health, Khomein Faculty of Medical Sciences, Khomein, Iran.
Khomein Faculty of Medical Sciences, Khomein,
Mohamad Ali
Oroji
orouji56@yahoo.com
2240031947532846005876
2240031947532846005876
No
Assistant Prof., School of Nursing and Midwifery, Khomein Faculty of Medical Sciences, Khomein, Iran.
Khomein Faculty of Medical Sciences, Khomein,
Mojtaba
Didehdar
didehdar_m@yahoo.com
2240031947532846005877
2240031947532846005877
No
Assistant Prof., Dept. of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
Arak University of Medical Sciences
Javad
Nazari
Javadnazari1972@gmail.com
2240031947532846005878
2240031947532846005878
No
Assistant Prof., Dept. of Pediatrics, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Arak University of Medical Sciences
Majid
Pishvar
Majid.Pishvar@yahoo.com
2240031947532846005879
2240031947532846005879
No
MSc in Strategic Management, Dept. of Health, Khomein Faculty of Medical Sciences, Khomein, Iran.
Khomein Faculty of Medical Sciences,
Mohamad
Moazeni
m_m_mahsa@yahoo.com
2240031947532846005880
2240031947532846005880
No
MSc in Strategic Management, Dept. of Health, Khomein Faculty of Medical Sciences, Khomein, Iran.
Khomein Faculty of Medical Sciences,
Heshmatola
Rezai
dr.rezaei40@yahoo.com
2240031947532846005881
2240031947532846005881
No
General Practitioner, Khomein Health Center, Khomein Faculty of Medical Sciences, Khomein, Iran.
Khomein Faculty of Medical Sciences,
Abouzar
Raeisvandi
2240031947532846005882
2240031947532846005882
No
MSc in Epidemiology, Avaj Health Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Qazvin University of Medical Sciences