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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Sadrivaan A and B (The Hilton Istanbul Hotel )
A descriptive analysis of children treated in urban hospital in Bangladesh
Materials and Methods
This study was took place in the Emergency Department of one urban hospital (Rajshahi Medical College Hospital) in Bangladesh. We used a translated version of the CHIRPP (Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention program) data collection form with some changes to ensure that the questions are culturally appropriate.
A total 498 visited emergency department within a nine months period, 25% (P = 0.033) of children reported accident caused by motor vehicle, 40% of total children reported play time injury, and 44% of injuries occurred during afternoon hours(P = 0.002).
Discussion and conclusions
Data collected within this project provided evidence about incidence and distribution of childhood injuries and risk factors that have not been previously identified. Our findings support continued recommendations for prevention and policy development.
Learning Objectives: Using a recognized valid survey tools. Analyz. Frequency and policy recommendation.
Sub-Theme: Public Health and Research: Evidence Based Policy on Health
Nazir M Hossain[1], Farhana Hasan[2], Alison Macpherson[3]. Objective and Background
There is a paucity of information about injuries in developing countries. Intervention studies often target one community or one health problem. Population-based data on injury is not available in most areas. One country in South Asia, Bangladesh (population: 145 million) has high mortality from childhood injury, but there is little or no information about the burden of injury, nor risk factors and prevention strategies.The objective of this study is to gather population-based information on the burden of childhood injury in Bangladesh.
Materials and Methods
This study was took place in the Emergency Department of one urban hospital (Rajshahi Medical College Hospital) in Bangladesh. We used a translated version of the CHIRPP (Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention program) data collection form with some changes to ensure that the questions are culturally appropriate.
ResultsAfter collecting data, we analyzed for age and sex distribution, mechanism of injury, rates of injury, regions of injury, and survival. We assessed differences between groups using the chi square test.
A total 498 visited emergency department within a nine months period, 25% (P = 0.033) of children reported accident caused by motor vehicle, 40% of total children reported play time injury, and 44% of injuries occurred during afternoon hours(P = 0.002).
Discussion and conclusions
Data collected within this project provided evidence about incidence and distribution of childhood injuries and risk factors that have not been previously identified. Our findings support continued recommendations for prevention and policy development.
Key words: Child hood Injury, Injury prevention, Bangladesh.
[3] Associate Professor, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Canada.
[1] PhD candidate, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Canada, e-mail: nhossain@yorku.ca
[2] Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Rajshani University. Bangladesh.Learning Objectives: Using a recognized valid survey tools. Analyz. Frequency and policy recommendation.
Sub-Theme: Public Health and Research: Evidence Based Policy on Health