TY - JOUR
T1 - Unintentional injury deaths among children younger than 5 years of age in India: a nationally representative study
AU - Jagnoor, Jagnoor
AU - Bassani, Diego
AU - Keay, Lisa
AU - Ivers, Rebecca
AU - Thakur, J
AU - Gururaj, Gopalakrishna
AU - Jha, Prabhat
AU - Million Death Study Collaborat, null
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - Objective: To determine the mortality burden associated with unintentional injuries among children younger than 5 years of age in India. Methods: The Registrar General of India conducted verbal autopsy for all deaths occurring in 2001e2003 in a nationally representative sample of over 1.1 million homes. These verbal autopsy reports were coded by two of 130 trained physicians, who independently assigned an ICD-10 code to each death. Discrepancies were resolved through reconciliation and, if necessary, adjudication. The probability of death during the first 5 years of life (per 100 000 live births) was estimated from the 2005 United Nations' population and death estimates for India, to which the proportions of deaths from the mortality study were applied. Results: Unintentional injuries were the sixth leading cause of death among children under 5 years of age. In 2005, unintentional injuries led to 82 000 deaths (99% CI 71 000 to 88 000) among children under 5 years of age, a mortality rate per 100 000 live births (MR) of 302 (99% CI 262 to 323). Mortality was higher in rural areas (MR1/4339, 99% CI 282 to 351), mostly due to more drowning deaths, than in urban areas (MR1/4173, 99% CI 120 to 237), where falls were the leading cause of child injury mortality. Conclusion: Unintentional injuries, specifically drowning and falls, lead to substantial mortality in children younger than 5 years of age in India. There is a need for continued monitoring of the injury burden and investigation of risk factors for evidence-based effective injury prevention programmes.
AB - Objective: To determine the mortality burden associated with unintentional injuries among children younger than 5 years of age in India. Methods: The Registrar General of India conducted verbal autopsy for all deaths occurring in 2001e2003 in a nationally representative sample of over 1.1 million homes. These verbal autopsy reports were coded by two of 130 trained physicians, who independently assigned an ICD-10 code to each death. Discrepancies were resolved through reconciliation and, if necessary, adjudication. The probability of death during the first 5 years of life (per 100 000 live births) was estimated from the 2005 United Nations' population and death estimates for India, to which the proportions of deaths from the mortality study were applied. Results: Unintentional injuries were the sixth leading cause of death among children under 5 years of age. In 2005, unintentional injuries led to 82 000 deaths (99% CI 71 000 to 88 000) among children under 5 years of age, a mortality rate per 100 000 live births (MR) of 302 (99% CI 262 to 323). Mortality was higher in rural areas (MR1/4339, 99% CI 282 to 351), mostly due to more drowning deaths, than in urban areas (MR1/4173, 99% CI 120 to 237), where falls were the leading cause of child injury mortality. Conclusion: Unintentional injuries, specifically drowning and falls, lead to substantial mortality in children younger than 5 years of age in India. There is a need for continued monitoring of the injury burden and investigation of risk factors for evidence-based effective injury prevention programmes.
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U2 - 10.1136/ip.2010.029934
DO - 10.1136/ip.2010.029934
M3 - Article
VL - 17
SP - 151
EP - 155
JO - Injury Prevention
JF - Injury Prevention
SN - 1353-8047
IS - 3
ER -