Elnaz Shahmohamadi, Erfan Ghasemi, Esmaeil Mohammadi, Maryam Nasserinejad, Sina Azadnajafabad, Mohammad-Reza Malekpour, Mohammad-Mahdi Rashidi, Naser Ahmadi, Negar Rezaei, Mohammadreza Naderian, Moein Yoosefi, Yosef Farzi, Nazila Rezaei, Rosa Haghshenas, Elham Abdolhamidi, Ali Golestani, Ameneh Kazemi, Mahdi Delaram Dizaj, Niusha Nazari, Azadeh Momen Nia Rankohi, Mahbobeh Darman, Shirin Djalalinia, Alireza Moghisi, Farshad Farzadfar
BACKGROUND: The updated epidemiology of injuries at the national and sub-national levels are required for policymakers to effectively handle the burden of injuries. This paper aimed to assess the incidence and risk factors of different injuries in Iran based on a recent national survey. METHODS: We used data from Iran Stepwise approach to surveillance (STEPS) Survey 2021, a population-based study in urban and rural areas of Iran's 31 provinces. A multistage clustered probability design and weighting adjustments were used to select eligible individuals and generate estimations...
November 2023: Heliyon