@article {Cardona232, author = {M Cardona and R Joshi and R Q Ivers and S Iyengar and C K Chow and S Colman and G Ramakrishna and R Dandona and M R Stevenson and B C Neal}, title = {The burden of fatal and non-fatal injury in rural India}, volume = {14}, number = {4}, pages = {232--237}, year = {2008}, doi = {10.1136/ip.2007.018259}, publisher = {BMJ Publishing Group Ltd}, abstract = {Background: Little is known about the burden or causes of injury in rural villages in India.Objective: To examine injury-related mortality and morbidity in villages in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.Methods: A verbal-autopsy-based mortality surveillance study was used to collect mortality data on all ages from residents in 45 villages in 2003{\textendash}2004. In early 2005, a morbidity survey in adults was carried out using stratified random sampling in 20 villages. Participants were asked about injuries sustained in the preceding 12 months. Both fatal and non-fatal injuries were coded using classification methods derived from ICD-10.Results: Response rates for the mortality surveillance and morbidity survey were 98\% and 81\%, respectively. Injury was the second leading cause of death for all ages, responsible for 13\% (95\% CI 11\% to 15\%) of all deaths. The leading causes of fatal injury were self-harm (36\%), falls (20\%), and road traffic crashes (13\%). Non-fatal injury was reported by 6.7\% of survey participants, with the leading causes of injury being falls (38\%), road traffic crashes (25\%), and mechanical forces (16.1\%). Falls were more common in women, with most (72.3\%) attributable to slipping and tripping. Road traffic injuries were sustained mainly by men and were primarily the result of motorcycle crashes (48.8\%).Discussion: Injury is an important contributor to disease burden in rural India. The leading causes of injury{\textemdash}falls, road traffic crashes, and suicides{\textemdash}are all preventable. It is important that effective interventions are developed and implemented to minimize the impact of injury in this region.}, issn = {1353-8047}, URL = {https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/14/4/232}, eprint = {https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/14/4/232.full.pdf}, journal = {Injury Prevention} }