Prevalence and pattern of domestic accidents in the field practice area of Jawaharlal Institute of Urban Health Centre Puducherry: a cross-sectional analytical study

摘要

Injuries constitute around 16% of the total disease burden in India with respect to Disability-Adjusted Life Years. More than two third of these injuries are unintentional and occur at household level. Domestic accidents are preventive and can be drastically reduced by effective measures and safety consciousness. This study aims to find the prevalence of domestic accidents, the household safety practices and their association with socio demographic factors in selected urban wards of Puducherry.