Publication: Economic and social burden due to injuries and violence in Nepal: A cross-sectional study
| creativeworkseries.issn | 1812-2027 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Joshi, SK | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shrestha, S | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-07T05:29:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-07T05:29:03Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
| dc.description | Joshi SK 1, Shrestha S 2 1Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2Medical Officer, Kakani Primary Health Centre, Nuwakot, Nepal | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract Background: 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 years are injury related. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the incidence, severity and socio-economic burden of injuries and violence in two cities of Nepal. Materials and 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 (60%) 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. Key words: disabilities, economic burden, injuries, violence | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/1338 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Kathmandu University | |
| dc.title | Economic and social burden due to injuries and violence in Nepal: A cross-sectional study | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 350 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 344 | |
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