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駒形 朋子
Department School of Nursing, School of Nursing Position Associate Professor |
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| Article types | Original article |
| Language | English |
| Peer review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | Timing of mortality among internally displaced persons due to the tsunami in Sri Lanka: cross sectional household survey. |
| Journal | Formal name：BMJ (Clinical research ed.) Abbreviation：BMJ ISSN code：17561833/09598138 |
| Domestic / Foregin | Foregin |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 332(7537),pp.334-5 |
| International coauthorship | International coauthorship |
| Author and coauthor | Nishikiori Nobuyuki, Abe Tomoko, Costa Dehiwala G M, Dharmaratne Samath D, Kunii Osamu, Moji Kazuhiko |
| Authorship | Corresponding author |
| Publication date | 2006/02 |
| Summary | OBJECTIVE:To describe the distribution of mortality among internally displaced persons during two and a half months after the Indian Ocean tsunami, 2004.DESIGN:Cross sectional household survey with retrospective cohort analysis of mortality.SETTING:Camps for internally displaced persons due to the tsunami in an eastern coastal district of Sri Lanka.PARTICIPANTS:3533 people from 859 households accommodated in 13 camps.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:All cause death and number of missing people.RESULTS:446 deaths and 11 missing people were reported after the 2004 tsunami, of which most (99%) occurred on the day of the tsunami or within three days thereafter. No deaths were reported for the two and a half month period starting one week after the tsunami.CONCLUSIONS:Most mortality after the 2004 tsunami occurred within the first few days of the disaster and was low in the study area. |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmj.38693.465023.7C |
| PMID | 16399768 |