Uganda - Mbale Multinational Injury Surveillance Pilot Project 2007
General Info
Coverage type
Subnational
Time period covered
January, 2007 - June, 2007
Data type
Demographic surveillance:
Discharge - Inpatient
Summary
The Multinational Injury Surveillance Pilot Project was conducted in emergency departments of six hospitals in the following countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, and Zambia. All of the sites used a standard questionnaire that recorded the cause, location, severity, and outcome of each injury. The majority of the reported injury cases were caused by road traffic accidents and interpersonal violence. The Ugandan study took place at the Mbale Regional Hospital.
Citation
Primary investigator
Dr. Peter Olupot-Olupot
Contributors
Suggested citation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences (Puerto Rico). Uganda - Mbale Multinational Injury Surveillance Pilot Project 2007.