| Title: | Intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2015 : findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study |
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| Authors: | ID Mokdad, Ali H. (Author)
ID De Leo, Diego (Research coworker) |
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| Files: |  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00038-017-1005-2
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Unknown |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | IAM - Andrej Marušič Institute
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| Abstract: | Objectives: We used GBD 2015 findings to measure the burden of intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) between 1990 and 2015. Methods: The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study defines intentional injuries as a combination of self-harm (including suicide), interpersonal violence, collective violence (war), and legal intervention. We estimated number of deaths, years of life lost (YLLs), years lived with disability (YLDs), and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for each type of intentional injuries. Results: In 2015, 28,695 individuals (95% UI: 25,474-37,832) died from self-harm, 35,626 (95% UI: 20,947-41,857) from interpersonal violence, and 143,858 (95% UI: 63,554-223,092) from collective violence and legal interventions. In 2015, collective violence and legal intervention was the fifth-leading cause of DALYs in the EMR and the leading cause in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya; they account for 49.7% of total DALYs in Syria. Conclusions: Our findings call for increased efforts to stabilize the region and assist in rebuilding the health systems, as well as increasing transparency and employing preventive strategies to reduce self-harm and interpersonal injuries. |
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| Keywords: | intentional injuries, Eastern Mediterranean Region, burden of disease |
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| Year of publishing: | 2018 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 39-46 |
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| Numbering: | #Vol. #63, #suppl. #1 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/RUP-10084  |
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| UDC: | 616.89 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1661-8556 |
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| DOI: | 10.1007/s00038-017-1005-2 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 1540967876 |
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| Publication date in RUP: | 21.01.2019 |
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