Nima Hafezi-Nejad1, Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar2, Abbas Motevalian3, Masoumeh Amin-Esmaeili4, Vandad Sharifi5, Ahmad Hajebi6, Reza Radgoodarzi4, Mitra Hefazi4, Vahid Eslami7, Soheil Saadat8, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar8. 1. Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran Students Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran. 2. Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS (IRCHA), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran, Iran Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Science (TUMS), Tehran, Iran. 3. Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Science (TUMS), Tehran, Iran. School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran. 4. Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS (IRCHA), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran, Iran. 5. Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran. 6. Mental Health Research Center, Tehran Institute of Psychiatry- Faculty of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran. 7. Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran Students Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran Saul B. Korey Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USA. 8. Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Elucidating the epidemiological status of injuries is a critical component of preventive strategies in countries with high incidence of injuries, like Iran. Population-based surveys are able to estimate all types of non-fatal injuries. OBJECTIVES: This study protocol is the core unit in describing Iran's national cost and epidemiology of non-fatal injuries, and also as a guide for other studies. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, 1525 primary sampling units are randomly selected with probability proportional to size regarding the number of households in each enumeration area based on Iran's 2006 national census. Six of the households are randomly selected. One member of each household is chosen using Kish Grid tables. In all, 9150 subjects are selected. Data on demographics are collected. For each injury during the past three months, activity, place, mechanism, site, type and the place of treatment are coded to match the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision 2012 (ICD10-2012) classifications. Subjects are contacted via telephone to obtain data on cost of injury. Finally, sampling weights are calculated so that data for each respondent can be inflated to represent other individuals in Iran. Quality control and quality assurance issues are discussed. DISCUSSION: Our objectives will describe the present impact and the future priorities of injury prevention in Iran. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.
BACKGROUND: Elucidating the epidemiological status of injuries is a critical component of preventive strategies in countries with high incidence of injuries, like Iran. Population-based surveys are able to estimate all types of non-fatal injuries. OBJECTIVES: This study protocol is the core unit in describing Iran's national cost and epidemiology of non-fatal injuries, and also as a guide for other studies. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, 1525 primary sampling units are randomly selected with probability proportional to size regarding the number of households in each enumeration area based on Iran's 2006 national census. Six of the households are randomly selected. One member of each household is chosen using Kish Grid tables. In all, 9150 subjects are selected. Data on demographics are collected. For each injury during the past three months, activity, place, mechanism, site, type and the place of treatment are coded to match the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision 2012 (ICD10-2012) classifications. Subjects are contacted via telephone to obtain data on cost of injury. Finally, sampling weights are calculated so that data for each respondent can be inflated to represent other individuals in Iran. Quality control and quality assurance issues are discussed. DISCUSSION: Our objectives will describe the present impact and the future priorities of injury prevention in Iran. Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.
Authors: Mohammad Hosein Kalantar Motamedi; Abolfazl Abouie; Nima Hafezi-Nejad; Soheil Saadat; Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar; Abbas Motevalian; Masoumeh Amin-Esmaeili; Vandad Sharifi; Ahmad Hajebi; Ali Ebrahimi; Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar Journal: Iran J Public Health Date: 2018-10 Impact factor: 1.429