PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Nima Hafezi-Nejad AU - Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar AU - Abbas Motevalian AU - Masoumeh Amin-Esmaeili AU - Vandad Sharifi AU - Ahmad Hajebi AU - Reza Radgoodarzi AU - Mitra Hefazi AU - Vahid Eslami AU - Soheil Saadat AU - Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar TI - A nationwide population-based study on incidence and cost of non-fatal injuries in Iran AID - 10.1136/injuryprev-2013-041127 DP - 2014 Oct 01 TA - Injury Prevention PG - e9--e9 VI - 20 IP - 5 4099 - http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/20/5/e9.short 4100 - http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/20/5/e9.full SO - Inj Prev2014 Oct 01; 20 AB - 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.