Reproductive Health and Wellness

Epidemiology of Child Injuries in Uganda: Challenges for Health Policy

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Globally, 90% of road crash deaths occur in the
developing world. Children in Africa bear the
major part of this burden, with the highest unintentional
injury rates in the world. Our study
aims to better understand injury patterns among
children living in Kampala, Uganda and provide
evidence that injuries are significant in child
health. Trauma registry records of injured children
seen at Mulago Hospital in Kampala were
analysed. Data were collected when patients
were seen initially and included patient condition,
demographics, clinical variables, cause,
severity, as measured by the Kampala trauma
score, and location of injury. Outcomes were
captured on discharge from the casualty department
and at two weeks for admitted patients.
From August 2004 to August 2005, 872 injury visits
for children

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: ., 2011

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English

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developing country
Epidemiology
trauma
Road Traffic
Injuries
Health Policy

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