Publication: The Burden of Injury in terms of Economic Loss and Disability Days: A Community Based Study from Eastern Nepal
Date
2011
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Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Background
Injuries are already a substantial public Health problem all over the world and are
expected to increase in the 211st Century. They are major causes of deaths and
disability in the population and also involve high societal costs.
Objectives
This study was designed to assess the economic loss due to the injury and the
disability days due to different types of injuries.
Methods
A systematic random sampling technique was used to select 1388 households
from 19 wards. A detailed questionnaire was used to collect information related to
injuries to the persons suffered from injuries including treatment obtained, cost of
treatment (direct/indirect cost) and length of disability.
Results
Among the minor injured persons, majority (93.2%) did not spend any indirect cost.
36.7% of the major inured persons spent Nepalese rupees 10,001 to NRs 100,000
as direct treatment costs. But 50% spent less than 5000 NRs as indirect cost for
major injury treatment. Maximum number (67.4%) of major injured persons had
disability days of 31 to 90 days.
Conclusion
The high incidence of injuries, especially road traffic injuries, adds a huge economic
burden to nation.
KEY WORDS
injury, disability days, economic burden
Description
Ghimire A,1 Nagesh S,2 Jha N,1 Niraula SR,1 Devkota S3
1School of Public Health and Community Medicine BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal.
2Department of Community Medicine Lady Harding Medical College New Delhi, India.
3Research Fellow KAla-drug R Project, BPKIHS Dharan, Nepal