TY - JOUR

T1 - Mortality due to injuries in Maputo City, Mozambique.

AU - Nizamo, Hanifa

AU - Meyrowitsch, Dan Wolf

AU - Zacarias, Eugénio

AU - Konradsen, Flemming

N1 - Keywords: Accidents, Traffic; Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Cause of Death; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Middle Aged; Mozambique; Sex Distribution; Urban Health; Wounds and Injuries

PY - 2006

Y1 - 2006

N2 - Records of all registered deaths due to injuries maintained by the Legal Medicine Department in Maputo City for the period 1 January to 31 December 2000 were reviewed. Among the 1135 registered deaths, road traffic injuries accounted for the most common underlying cause of death (43.7%), followed by firearm discharge (8.7%) and burns (7.8%). For all deaths, skull fracture (21.9%), organ system injury (17.2%) and brain tissue injury (9.3%) were the most important intermediate causes of death and among the immediate causes of death acute anaemia (21.9%) was the most common followed by asphyxia (14.4%) and traumatic shock (12.0%). Overall, most cases were seen in the age group 20-29 years (27.0%) and comprising mainly males (male/female ratio 3.1). The most commonly reported cause for the victims to sustain injuries leading to death were accidents (59.4%), followed by homicides (19.8%), unknown causes (16.1%) and suicides (4.2%). Prevention of road traffic injuries and improved emergency care and health facility-based treatment is needed to reduce injury-related mortality.

AB - Records of all registered deaths due to injuries maintained by the Legal Medicine Department in Maputo City for the period 1 January to 31 December 2000 were reviewed. Among the 1135 registered deaths, road traffic injuries accounted for the most common underlying cause of death (43.7%), followed by firearm discharge (8.7%) and burns (7.8%). For all deaths, skull fracture (21.9%), organ system injury (17.2%) and brain tissue injury (9.3%) were the most important intermediate causes of death and among the immediate causes of death acute anaemia (21.9%) was the most common followed by asphyxia (14.4%) and traumatic shock (12.0%). Overall, most cases were seen in the age group 20-29 years (27.0%) and comprising mainly males (male/female ratio 3.1). The most commonly reported cause for the victims to sustain injuries leading to death were accidents (59.4%), followed by homicides (19.8%), unknown causes (16.1%) and suicides (4.2%). Prevention of road traffic injuries and improved emergency care and health facility-based treatment is needed to reduce injury-related mortality.

U2 - 10.1080/17457300500151705

DO - 10.1080/17457300500151705

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 16537218

VL - 13

SP - 1

EP - 6

JO - International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

JF - International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

SN - 1745-7300

IS - 1

ER -