Injury surveillance at an intermediate state hospital in Windhoek

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dc.contributor.authorNghitukwa, Lusiaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-07T14:08:12Z
dc.date.available2014-02-07T14:08:12Z
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.descriptionA thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters in Public Health at the University of Namibiaen_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract provided by authoren_US
dc.description.abstractInjuries, whether intentional or unintentional is a major public health problem, killing million of people of all ages and sexes all over the world and leaving many more million disabled. Unintentional injuries occur as a result of human error, for example, road traffic accidents / road crashes, burns and drowning especially of children while intentional injuries are injuries sustained due to violent behaviors towards oneself, for instance, committing suicide or against other people like stabbing, gunshots to mention but a few. People of all economic groups suffer fatal injuries, but deaths rates due to injuries tend to be high in the lower income groups due to their inabilities to afford better quality medical careen_US
dc.description.abstractAccording to Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS)' Health Information System, there is increase in injuries every year. The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the demographic profile of patients admitted with injuries in Katutura State Hospital during 2006 as well as the type and quality of the interventions these patients receiveden_US
dc.description.abstractA quantitative, exploratory and descriptive research was conducted to provide a baseline information with regards to the topic as it is relatively new in Namibiaen_US
dc.description.abstractThe prominent findings were that, the intermediate hospital in this study deals with non fatal injuries, especially stab wounds. The majorities of the victims are males between the ages of 16-35 yrs, are mostly residents of Katutura location and its' suburbs. These incidents mostly take place at night and during the weekends, particularly at the end of each monthen_US
dc.description.abstractRecommendations were formulated based on the findings with specifically emphasis on the prevention of injuries through legal and municipal intervention and promotion of risk behavioral change.en_US
dc.description.degreeWindhoeken_US
dc.description.degreeNamibiaen_US
dc.description.degreeUniversity of Namibiaen_US
dc.description.degreeMasters in Public Healthen_US
dc.description.statusSuccessfully Downloaded file :http://wwwisis.unam.na/theses/nghitukwa2010.pdfen_US
dc.format.extentxiii, 139 pen_US
dc.identifier.isisF004-199299999999999en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11070/478
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.masterFileNumber3640en_US
dc.source.uriabstracts/nghitukwa2010abs.pdfen_US
dc.source.urihttp://wwwisis.unam.na/theses/nghitukwa2010.pdfen_US
dc.subjectWounds and injuriesen_US
dc.subjectWounds and injuries nursingen_US
dc.titleInjury surveillance at an intermediate state hospital in Windhoeken_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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