Tsunami-related injury in Aceh Province, Indonesia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15540475 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shannon Doocy (0000-0003-2363-7998, corresponding author), C Robinson (0000-0001-7061-6896, Johns Hopkins University), C A Moodie (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Gilbert Burnham (0000-0002-9991-4894, Bloomberg (United States)) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 205-214 |
| Publication date | 2009-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-1692 • E-ISSN: 1744-1706 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17441690802472612 |
| PMID | 19333809 |
| OpenAlex | W2065894378 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
The Asian tsunami, of December 2004, caused widespread loss of life. A series of surveys were conducted to assess tsunami-related mortality and injury, risk factors, care seeking and injury outcomes. Three surveys of tsunami-affected populations, in seven districts of Aceh province, were conducted between March and August 2005. Surveys employed a two-stage cluster design and probability proportional to size sampling methods. Overall, 17.7% (95% confidence interval (CI)=16.8-18.6) of the population was reported as dead/missing1 and 8.5% (95% CI=7.9-9.2) had been injured. Odds of mortality were 1.41% (95% CI=1.27-1.58) times greater in females than in males; risk of injury was opposite, with an odds of injury of 0.81 (95% CI=0.61-0.96) for females in comparison to males. Mortality was greatest among the oldest and young population sub-groups, and injuries were most prevalent among middle-aged populations (20-49). An estimated 25,572 people were injured and 3682 (1.2%) suffered lasting disabilities. While mortality was particularly elevated among females and among the youngest and oldest age groups, injury rates were the greatest among males and the working-age population, suggesting that those are more likely to survive the tsunami were also more likely to be injured
Confidence interval · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Logistic regression · Mortality rate · Occupational safety and health · Odds · Odds ratio · Poison control · Population · Suicide prevention · Abdominal Trauma and Injuries · Demography · Disaster Response and Management · Medicine · Trauma and Emergency Care Studies · Internal Medicine · Surgery
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
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| Citation span | 2016 - 2019 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |