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A prevalence study of trauma and its associated factors in patients at Emergency Department, Intermediate Hospital, Oshakati, Namibia
Thesis (MFamMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2019.
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| author | Ojo, Lorenta Ikpemosa |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/105566 A prevalence study of trauma and its associated factors in patients at Emergency Department, Intermediate Hospital, Oshakati, Namibia Ojo, Lorenta Ikpemosa Mash, Bob Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dept. of Family and Emergency Medicine. Family Medicine and Primary Care. Traumatology -- Namibia Emergency medicine -- Namibia Hospitals -- Emergency services -- Namibia UCTD Thesis (MFamMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2019. ENGLISH SUMMARY: Trauma’s a global health issue with enormous societal and economic consequences. In Namibia, a lack of on-going, systematic trauma surveillance has limited the ability to characterize the profile and associated factors of trauma and to develop prevention programmes. Aim To describe the prevalence of trauma and its associated factors in patients presenting at the Emergency Department of the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital, Oshakati. Methods A descriptive study administering a validated questionnaire to 300 consecutively sampled participants over 4 months to obtain their characteristics, mechanism, type and outcome of injury. Descriptive and inferential analysis was performed using SPSS. Results Of the 300 participants, 65.0% were males, 68.3% < 30 years, 38.0% unemployed and 38.3% dependent. Commonest trauma type was accidental (68.3%) and commonest mechanism was blunt force trauma (77.3%), Alcohol was implicated in 29% of cases and linked to IPV (66.7%), community violence (56.5%) and MVA (35.9%). There was increased rate of trauma after work hours (37.7%) and during weekends (23.4%). The limbs (78.4%) were the most affected part, followed by head injury (27.3%). 46% of cases were admitted. Conclusion The results obtained in the study provide the basis for evidence-based interventions to reduce the burden of trauma. Regular eye screening, medication review and proper protective apparels should be in place to reduce accidental injuries and falls. There’s need for policy formulation and awareness campaigning on alcohol consumption to minimize MVAs and violence. This study demonstrates the value of locally appropriate, on-going, systematic public health surveillance in LMIC. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen opsomming beskikbaar. Masters 2019-02-21T09:39:24Z 2019-04-17T08:02:41Z 2019-02-21T09:39:24Z 2019-04-17T08:02:41Z 2019-04 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/105566 en_ZA Stellenbosch University 29 pages : illustrations, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Traumatology -- Namibia Emergency medicine -- Namibia Hospitals -- Emergency services -- Namibia UCTD Ojo, Lorenta Ikpemosa A prevalence study of trauma and its associated factors in patients at Emergency Department, Intermediate Hospital, Oshakati, Namibia |
| title | A prevalence study of trauma and its associated factors in patients at Emergency Department, Intermediate Hospital, Oshakati, Namibia |
| title_full | A prevalence study of trauma and its associated factors in patients at Emergency Department, Intermediate Hospital, Oshakati, Namibia |
| title_fullStr | A prevalence study of trauma and its associated factors in patients at Emergency Department, Intermediate Hospital, Oshakati, Namibia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A prevalence study of trauma and its associated factors in patients at Emergency Department, Intermediate Hospital, Oshakati, Namibia |
| title_short | A prevalence study of trauma and its associated factors in patients at Emergency Department, Intermediate Hospital, Oshakati, Namibia |
| title_sort | prevalence study of trauma and its associated factors in patients at emergency department intermediate hospital oshakati namibia |
| topic | Traumatology -- Namibia Emergency medicine -- Namibia Hospitals -- Emergency services -- Namibia UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/105566 |
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