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Epidemiology of Burn injuries lead to death from 1997 to 2006 in Ardabil City, Iran
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Abstract: (14502 Views) |
| Background & Aim: Burn injuries are major health problems and still cause a significant morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Although there was no articles dealing with epidemiological studies of burn mortlity in Ardabil ,investigation of epidemiology of burn injuries in Ardabil city was necessary.
Materials & methods: This was a cross sectionl study. Data on death by burn injuries that occurred in Adabil city from 1997-2006 were obtained from Legal medicine center and Fatemi hospital that included registers all burn injuries dealth in Ardabil. Mortality rate was calculated in order to compare age, sex and other items. For statistical analysis SPSS 15 software was used.
Findings: During the period 1998-2007 a total of 65 death occurred in Ardabil city .The mean mortality rate was 1.86 in women and 0.88 in men per 100,000 person –year. The most common causes of death was hot liquids .%41.3 of burns mortality was due to suiside. There was a statistically significant association between mortality rate and sex,age group and burn causes.
Conclusion: This study showed that mortality ratio of burn injuries in Ardabil due to suicide was higher than similar studies.We suggest future studies and efforts for prevention of burn injuries in Ardabil city specially in self conflicted burns. |
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| Keywords: Mortality, Burning, Suicide, Ardabil |
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Type of Article: Research Article |
Subject:
Forensic Epidemiology
Received: 2010/08/11 | Accepted: 2020/06/10 | ePublished: 2020/06/10
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