Open AccessWork-Related Injury Surveillance in Vietnam: A National Reporting System Model
Author(s) -
Helen R. MarucciWellman,
David H. Wegman,
Tom B. Leamon,
Ta Thi Tuyet Binh,
Nguyễn Bích Diệp,
David Kriebel
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2013.301304
Subject(s) - injury surveillance , work (physics) , developing country , environmental health , public health , subsistence agriculture , health surveillance , occupational safety and health , injury prevention , medicine , poison control , economic growth , agriculture , business , geography , pathology , economics , engineering , mechanical engineering , archaeology
Developing nations bear a substantial portion of the global burden of injury. Public health surveillance models in developing countries should recognize injury risks for all levels of society and all causes and should incorporate various groups of workers and industries, including subsistence agriculture. However, many developing nations do not have an injury registration system; current data collection methods result in gross national undercounts of injuries, failing to distinguish injuries that occur during work. In 2006, we established an active surveillance system in Vietnam's Xuan Tien commune and investigated potential methods for surveillance of work-related injuries. On the basis of our findings, we recommend a national model for work-related injury surveillance in Vietnam that builds on the existing health surveillance system.