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. 2012:5:547-52.
doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S31429. Epub 2012 Jun 20.

Domestic injuries and suicide among women of reproductive age in Iran

Zahra Fardiazar  1 , Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani, Reza Mohammadi
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Domestic injuries and suicide among women of reproductive age in Iran

Zahra Fardiazar et al. Int J Gen Med. 2012.

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to map out some epidemiological aspects of intentional and unintentional injuries among Iranian women of reproductive age using a national registry.

Methods: Injury data were taken from a national-based injury surveillance system over the period 2000-2002. The study population comprised 31.5% of the population of Iran.

Results: Of all the 307,064 domestic injuries reported during the years 2000-2002, about 152,600 cases (49.7%) involved women. About half of these women (76,474) were in the reproductive age group. The majority (42.7%) of injuries among women of reproductive age were burn wounds followed by lacerations in 32.6%. Eighty-five percent of suicide cases were poisonings, followed by 11% for suicides by burning. However, 45.2% of burn suicides were fatal, compared with a 0.89% fatality rate for poisonings. Of all female suicide victims, 1029 died, 174 victims became disabled, while the remainder improved or were undergoing therapy when reported.

Conclusion: Injuries, especially burns, are a major public health problem for women of reproductive age.

Keywords: accidents; burns; domestic injuries; epidemiology; falls; home safety; injuries; poisonings; women’s health.

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Figure 1
Histogram of age for Iranian women victims of injury.
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Figure 2
Age-adjusted incidence and mortality rates for Iranian female injury victims. Notes: y axis, age-adjusted rates as per 1000 for incidence and per 100,000 for mortality; x axis, age groups of five-year intervals except for older than 80 years.
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Figure 3
Age-adjusted incidence rates for Iranian female burn injury victims versus other types of injuries. Notes: x axis, age groups of five-year intervals except for over 80 years; y axis, age-adjusted rates as per 1000.
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