Study of Socio-Demographic Factors among Injured Persons in a District of Western Uttar Pradesh – A Cross Sectional Study.

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dc.contributor.authorSharma, M
dc.contributor.authorSrivastava, A
dc.contributor.authorGupta, S C
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-18T10:19:37Z
dc.date.available2015-08-18T10:19:37Z
dc.date.issued2014-01
dc.description.abstractBackground: Injuries are becoming major public health problem worldwide and since India is also passing through a major socio-demographic, epidemiological and technological transition; injuries are coming up as an emerging health problem. Objectives: To fi nd out prevalence of “Injuries” and role of socio demographic factors related with injuries. Material & Methods: It is a type of observational study in rural & urban area of Agra district. Th e area to be surveyed was selected by multistage stratifi ed random sampling technique. A recall period of three months for minor injuries & one year for major injuries or deaths due to injury was used. A total of 4 villages covering 2439 population and in urban area 2 mohalla & 2 slums covering 2410 population were surveyed. Data collected was entered on Fox. Pro (vs. 2.6) and analyzed by SPSS (vs. 10). Results: A total of 93 persons in rural and 142 persons in urban had major while 147 peoples in rural and 200 peoples in urban had minor injuries during the recall period. It was found that as the age increases the number of minor injuries increased from 0-35 yrs while decreased after that and maximum major & minor injuries were found in 16-35 yr age group. Regarding socio-economic class maximum injuries both major & minor were found in class IV (lower middle). Conclusions: Considering the high morbidities due to injuries focusing health education eff orts based on local epidemiology and behavioral practices is needed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSharma M, Srivastava A, Gupta S C. Study of Socio-Demographic Factors among Injured Persons in a District of Western Uttar Pradesh – A Cross Sectional Study. Acta Medica International. 2014 Jan-June; 1(1): 15-21.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/162030
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.actamedicainternational.com/Article.aspx?id=25&volume=1&issue=1&type=1en_US
dc.subjectCross sectional studyen_US
dc.subjectInjuriesen_US
dc.subjectSocioeconomic statusen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescent
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshAged
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 and over
dc.subject.meshChild
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschool
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.meshDemography
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiology
dc.subject.meshInfant
dc.subject.meshInfant, Newborn
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMiddle Aged
dc.subject.meshSocial Class
dc.subject.meshSocioeconomic Factors
dc.subject.meshWounds and Injuries --epidemiology
dc.subject.meshWounds and Injuries --etiology
dc.subject.meshWounds and Injuries --statistics & numerical data
dc.subject.meshYoung Adult
dc.titleStudy of Socio-Demographic Factors among Injured Persons in a District of Western Uttar Pradesh – A Cross Sectional Study.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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