title: A nationwide population-based study on incidence and cost of non-fatal injuries in Iran.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Elucidating the epidemiological status of injuries is a critical component of preventive strategies in countries with high incidence of injuries, like Iran. Population-based surveys are able to estimate all types of non-fatal injuries.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study protocol is the core unit in describing Iran's national cost and epidemiology of non-fatal injuries, and also as a guide for other studies.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a cross-sectional study, 1525 primary sampling units are randomly selected with probability proportional to size regarding the number of households in each enumeration area based on Iran's 2006 national census. Six of the households are randomly selected. One member of each household is chosen using Kish Grid tables. In all, 9150 subjects are selected. Data on demographics are collected. For each injury during the past three months, activity, place, mechanism, site, type and the place of treatment are coded to match the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision 2012 (ICD10-2012) classifications. Subjects are contacted via telephone to obtain data on cost of injury. Finally, sampling weights are calculated so that data for each respondent can be inflated to represent other individuals in Iran. Quality control and quality assurance issues are discussed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our objectives will describe the present impact and the future priorities of injury prevention in Iran.
authors.affiliation: Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran Students Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Nima
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hafezi-Nejad
authors.affiliation: Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS (IRCHA), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran, Iran Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Science (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Afarin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahimi-Movaghar
authors.affiliation: Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Science (TUMS), Tehran, Iran. School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Motevalian
authors.affiliation: Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS (IRCHA), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Masoumeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amin-Esmaeili
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Vandad
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharifi
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Research Center, Tehran Institute of Psychiatry- Faculty of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hajebi
authors.affiliation: Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS (IRCHA), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Radgoodarzi
authors.affiliation: Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS (IRCHA), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mitra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hefazi
authors.affiliation: Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran Students Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran Saul B. Korey Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Vahid
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Eslami
authors.affiliation: Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Soheil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saadat
authors.affiliation: Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Vafa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rahimi-Movaghar
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult