Zafar Fatmi|Wilbur C. Hadden|Junaid Razzak|Huma Qureshi|Adnan A. Hyder|Gregory Pappas
Incidence, patterns and severity of reported unintentional injuries in Pakistan for persons five years and older: results of the National Health Survey of Pakistan 1990–94
Aga Khan University|United States Department of Health and Human Services|Aga Khan University|Pakistan Health Research Council|Johns Hopkins University|Aga Khan University
national level estimates injuries readily available developing countries study estimated annual incidence patterns severity unintentional injuries among persons five years age pakistannational health survey pakistan nhsp 199094 nationally representative survey household twostage stratified design 18 315 persons 5 years age interviewed estimate overall annual incidence patterns severity unintentional injuries males females urban rural areas preceding one year weighted estimates computed adjusting complex survey design using surveyfreq surveylogistic option sas 91 softwarethe overall annual incidence unintentional injuries 459 ci 393525 per 1000 per year 592 ci 492692 332 ci 270394 per 1000 per year among males females five years age respectively estimated 616 million unintentional injuries occur pakistan annually among persons five years age urban rural injuries 559 95 ci 481637 412 95 ci 322500 per 1000 per year respectively annual incidence injuries due falls 222 95 ci 180264 poisoning 33 95ci 0561 burn 15 95ci 0921 per 1000 per year majority injuries occurred home 192 95ci 160224 roads 170 95ci 138202 road trafficstreet school urban injuries likely result handicapthere high burden unintentional injuries among persons five years age pakistan results useful plan studies prioritizing prevention programs injuries nationally developing countries similar situation