Citation

Gupta N, Gupta SK, Shukla VK, Singh SP. J. Wound Care 2004; 13(8): 323-325.

Affiliation

Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasl, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group -- Palgrave-Macmillan)

DOI

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PMID

15469216

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To establish the prevalence of wounds in a community, with an emphasis on chronic lower extremity wounds, and to identify the various aetiological factors involved. METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted to screen the population of two nearby communities (one urban and one rural) in India for wounds. This involved conducting a door-to-door survey between July 2001 and February 2003. RESULTS: The prevalence of wounds in the population studied (n = 6917) was 15.03 per 1000. The prevalences of acute and chronic wounds were 10.55 and 4.48 per 1000 of the population respectively. CONCLUSION:The most common site for both acute and chronic wounds was the lower extremity. In contrast to Western studies, the most common aetiology for a chronic lower extremity wound was an untreated acute traumatic wound. This in turn highlights the need to establish community-based wound-care teams in India.

Language: en