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Table 3 Results of injury prevalence rates in individual studies (total n = 40,213)

From: Extreme weather events in developing countries and related injuries and mental health disorders - a systematic review

Study (author/year)

Country (HDIa)

Event/year

N

Assessment tool

Time point measured

Injury prevalence

Cross sectional studies

 Bich et al. 2011 [42]

Vietnam (medium)

Flood, 2008

871

Structured interview & data of MICRODIS household survey

1 month post

Exposed: 2.4 %; Control: 0.7 %

 Biswas et al. 2010 [43]

Bangladesh (low)

Flood, 2007

638 women

Face to face interview, semi-structured questionnaire

Few days post

18 %

 Sjöberg & Yearwood 2007 [45]

Grenada (high)

Storm, Hurricane Ivan, 2004

185

Hospital records

1 month post

35.7 % (women, n = 16, men, n = 50)

 Xu et al. 2012 [31]

China (medium)

Storm, snowstorm, 2008

3169

Structured questionnaire

Few days post

37.9 %

Cohort studies

 Simeon et al. 1993 [37]

Jamaica (high)

Storm, Hurricane Gilbert, 1988

125 children

Structured questionnaire

2–4 months post

Exposed: 1.7 %, 1.8 %, 2.4 % b; Control: 1.3 %, 2.1 %c

 Sugimoto et al. 2011 [32]

Bangladesh (low)

Storm, tornado, 2005

35,225

Interview

4 months post

10.5 %

  1. Explanation: aHuman Development Index category; b3 2-month-periods during/post-disaster; c2 2-month-periods, pre-disaster