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Development and Evaluation of a Community Surveillance Method for Estimating Deaths Due to Injuries in Rural Nepal

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  • Santosh Bhatta

    (Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, School of Health and Social Wellbeing, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK)

  • Julie Mytton

    (Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, School of Health and Social Wellbeing, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK)

  • Elisha Joshi

    (Nepal Injury Research Centre, Department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu P.O. Box 21266, Nepal)

  • Sumiksha Bhatta

    (Nepal Injury Research Centre, Department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu P.O. Box 21266, Nepal)

  • Dhruba Adhikari

    (Mother and Infant Research Activities (MIRA), Kathmandu P.O. Box 921, Nepal)

  • Sunil Raja Manandhar

    (Mother and Infant Research Activities (MIRA), Kathmandu P.O. Box 921, Nepal)

  • Sunil Kumar Joshi

    (Nepal Injury Research Centre, Department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu P.O. Box 21266, Nepal)

Abstract

Almost 10% of global deaths are secondary to injuries, yet in the absence of routine injury surveillance and with few studies of injury mortality, the number and cause of injury deaths in many countries are not well understood. This study aimed to develop and evaluate the feasibility of a method to identify injury deaths in rural Nepal. Working with local government authorities, health post staff and female community health volunteers (FCHVs), we developed a two-stage community fatal injury surveillance approach. In stage one, all deaths from any cause were identified. In stage two, an interview with a relative or friend gathered information about the deceased and the injury event. The feasibility of the method was evaluated prospectively between February 2019 and January 2020 in two rural communities in Makwanpur district. The data collection tools were developed and evaluated with 108 FCHVs, 23 health post staff and two data collectors. Of 457 deaths notified over one year, 67 (14.7%) fatal injury events were identified, and interviews completed. Our method suggests that it is feasible to collect data on trauma-related deaths from rural areas in Nepal. These data may allow the development of injury prevention interventions and policy.

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  • Santosh Bhatta & Julie Mytton & Elisha Joshi & Sumiksha Bhatta & Dhruba Adhikari & Sunil Raja Manandhar & Sunil Kumar Joshi, 2021. "Development and Evaluation of a Community Surveillance Method for Estimating Deaths Due to Injuries in Rural Nepal," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(17), pages 1-12, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:17:p:8912-:d:621009
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    1. Puspa Raj Pant & Elizabeth Towner & Matthew Ellis & Dharma Manandhar & Paul Pilkington & Julie Mytton, 2015. "Epidemiology of Unintentional Child Injuries in the Makwanpur District of Nepal: A Household Survey," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-11, November.
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