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Uganda - Mbale Multinational Injury Surveillance Pilot Project 2007

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General Info
Geography 
Uganda (UGA)
Mbale
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
01/2007 - 06/2007
Series or system 
Multinational Injury Surveillance Pilot Project (MISPP)
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.

Keywords 
Animal injuries, Burns, Falls, Firearms, Hospitals, Injuries, Intentional injuries, Interpersonal violence, Road traffic injuries, Self-inflicted injuries, Sexual violence
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021