Implementing a hospital based injury surveillance system: a case study in Nigeria.
Med Confl Surviv
; 24(4): 273-9, 2008.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19065867
ABSTRACT
A pilot study of violent injury surveillance was implemented in two hospitals in Kano, Nigeria, in two phases a formative evaluation including training and arranging the collection of hospital information, followed by a 6 month prospective data collection. Road traffic injuries constituted about 80 per cent of the cases, gunshot injuries were the commonest in victims of interpersonal violence (IPV). The causes and context of IPV, the relationship of victims and perpetrators, and the place, related activities and anatomical site of injuries from IPV are summarized.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Health context:
2_ODS3
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9_ODS3_accidentes_transito
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Violence
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Wounds and Injuries
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Population Surveillance
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Hospitalization
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Journal:
Med Confl Surviv
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article