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Preventive Medicine 2018
Journal of Preventive Medicine
ISSN: 2572-5483
Page 74
July 16-17, 2018
London, UK
9
th
Edition of International Conference on
Preventive Medicine
& Public Health
Background:
Fatal injuries within the home are a leading
cause of death and permanent disability worldwide and are
globally recognized as a public health priority. About 16,000
people die from injuries every day worldwide. One third of all
injuries happen within home and it is environment. This study
is conducted to describe the epidemiological characteristics
of fatal domestic injuries (FDI), identify the mechanism
and estimate the incidence, South provinces (Basra, Misan,
Muthana, Thiqar), Iraq, 2010-2015.
Methods:
A cross sectional study was conducted on all
fatalities reported from the coroner offices in four south
provinces for the period of 2010-2015 as part of Iraqi Injury
Surveillance System. The surveillance form included detailed
data on the demographics, injury circumstances and injury
mechanisms. Populations’ data were obtained from Ministry
of Planning.
Results:
The number of FDI during this period was 3,920 with
an average annual incidence of 13.2/100,000P. FDI represented
22.7% of total FDI. The incidence of FDI has decreased from
16.7/100,000P in 2010 to 12.6/100,000P in 2015. The female
to male ratio was 1.1:1 and 44.4% occurred at the age group 10-
29 years. The highest incidence 32.1/100,000P was recorded
at the age group 30-49 years. About 57.7% were unintentional
with average annual incidence 7.5/100,000P and 52.9%
occurred during 7 am-2 pm. The main causes of FDI were: burn
(30.9%), electric injury (19.8%), gun fire (10.5%), and fall (4.3%)
with average annual incidence 3.9, 2.2, 1.3, 0.4/100,000P
respectively. The highest average annual incidence was
reported in Misan (19.4/100,000P) governorate, while the
lowest was in Basra (11/100,000P). About 89.5% arrived by
other vehicle rather than ambulance and 62.4% reached within
24 hours.
Conclusions:
Injuries should receive similar importance as
communicable and non-communicable diseases. A multi-
disciplinary prevention programs for FDI should be established
in order to prevent and control injuries particularly and
Creating safer and supervised home environments.
farislami@gmail.comEpidemiological characteristic of fatal domestic injuries, south
provinces (Basra, Misan, Muthana, Thi-Qar), Iraq, 2010-2015
Faris Lami
1
and
Khitam Ali
1
University of Baghdad, Iraq
J Prev Med 2018, Volume 3
DOI: 10.21767/2572-5483-C1-003