Santosh Bhatta
Usefulness of hospital emergency department records to explore access to injury care in Nepal
Bhatta, Santosh; Pant, Puspa Raj; Mytton, Julie
Authors
Dr Puspa Pant Puspa.Pant@uwe.ac.uk
Research Fellow (SAFETRIP Nepal)
Professor Julie Mytton Julie.Mytton@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Child Health
Abstract
© 2016, Bhatta et al. Background: Injuries are a major public health problem worldwide. Despite increasing morbidity and mortality from injuries in Nepal, it is not recognised in the government’s policy and programmes and few population-based studies have been published. This study describes the usefulness of hospital emergency department records to explore access to injury care in Nepal. Methods: A retrospective ED-based study was conducted at a governmental hospital in Nepal to review the routinely collected data for 1year (1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010). The study was designed to provide cross-sectional data to describe the distribution of injuries by age, gender, ethnic group and injury mechanism. Results: Results showed that twice as many males as females attended the emergency department (14.6 vs. 7.0 per 1000), attendance varied by age with most (39.8%) attendances in young adults of working age and over half of attendances were from just two ethnic groups (Brahmin (26%) and Tamang (25.5%). Road traffic injuries were the most common cause of injury (37.6%). Conclusions: This study therefore showed the feasibility of using routinely collected hospital emergency department data to monitor injury inequalities in Nepal.
Citation
Bhatta, S., Pant, P. R., & Mytton, J. (2016). Usefulness of hospital emergency department records to explore access to injury care in Nepal. International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-016-0120-9
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 2, 2016 |
Publication Date | Dec 1, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Jul 21, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Jul 21, 2016 |
Journal | International Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Print ISSN | 1865-1372 |
Electronic ISSN | 1865-1380 |
Publisher | BioMed Central |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 9 |
Issue | 1 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-016-0120-9 |
Keywords | emergency department, unintentional injury, hospital records, Nepal |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/916876 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12245-016-0120-9 |
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