ArticleIndian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine2019
Non-fatal Home Injuries among the Elderly in Tamil Nadu, India.
Article in Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Burden and Determinants of Fall and its Related Injuries in the Elderly Population of Uttarakhand, India: A Community-based Cross-sectional Study.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2026Article
- Accident-related deaths in the geriatric population: the role of chronic diseases and forensic investigations.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Factors Affecting Home Injuries in Older Adults: An Analysis Using Binary Logistic Regression.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Injury and its associated factors among residents of an urban slum during the festival month in South India: A community-based survey.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundInjuries are considered as an emerging public health problem in India. Globally every year, injuries kill more than 5 million people, and by 2020, injuries will be the third-leading cause of death and disability worldwide. The study aimed to assess the prevalence and characteristics of nonfatal home injuries among the elderly in Tamil Nadu. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted among 1139 elderly (60 years and above), sampled from three districts of Tamil Nadu, India. Probability proportional to size sampling technique was used for sampling; a pretested questionnaire was used to collect the data.
resultsPrevalence of nonfatal home injuries among elderly within the past 1 year was 14.6% (12.5-16.7 at 95% confidence interval), (
conclusionThe study reveals that nonfatal home injuries among elderly are an emerging public health problem, unintentional injuries contribute to the majority of the injuries, fall was the single largest contributor for all injuries among elderly.
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