Evaluation of Childhood Deaths in Istanbul, Turkey

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dc.authoridDokgoz, Halis/0000-0003-4946-3826
dc.contributor.authorBeyaztas, Fatma Yucel
dc.contributor.authorDokgoz, Halis
dc.contributor.authorSaka, Esra
dc.contributor.authorCitici, Isil
dc.contributor.authorButun, Celal
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-26T18:09:14Z
dc.date.available2024-10-26T18:09:14Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.departmentSivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study is to determine the features of and changes in the medico-legal childhood deaths that occurred in Istanbul, Turkey; and to contribute to the establishment of a database on childhood deaths. In this study, the childhood deaths were evaluated with respect to age, sex, causes of deaths and the origins. The records of the autopsies performed in the Council of Forensic Medicine in Turkey between the years 1997-2001 were reviewed. 1,568 of 14,467 deaths were found to be in the childhood age range of 0-18. 1047 (66.8%) of those children were male of gender and 521 (33.2%) were female. The commonly encountered origins of childhood deaths were sudden-unexpected causes in early childhood, accidents in the playing age, homicide and suicide in the adolescents. Among all the deaths, 571 cases (36.4%) were seen in the age group of 0-6 years. Accidents account for 619 cases (39.3%), blunt traumas (156 cases) present the most common cause of deaths. In order to prevent childhood deaths, preventive and curative health services should be strengthened, providing training programs for parents, and should be a concern of the government bodies and civil society. Meanwhile, starting with the efforts of support and training; all measures must be taken in order to activate the United Nations Child Rights Contract.
dc.identifier.endpage41
dc.identifier.issn1839-0188
dc.identifier.issn1839-0196
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.startpage38
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/30006
dc.identifier.volume5
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000421787900007
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMedi+World Int
dc.relation.ispartofWorld Family Medicine
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectChildhood
dc.subjectautopsy
dc.subjectorigin of death
dc.subjectmedico-legal death
dc.subjectpreventable death
dc.titleEvaluation of Childhood Deaths in Istanbul, Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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