Epidemiology of Offences against Health in the Republic of Kazakhstan: 2015-2019
Tsigengagel O. Glushkova N. Mammadov V. Khismetova Z. Gazaliyeva M. Ibrayeva Z. Semenova Y.
1 March 2021NLM (Medline)
Journal of law and medicine
2021#28Issue 2492 - 502 pp.
The epidemiology of offences against health is a subject of debate in developed nations but it is poorly studied in former socialist economies, to which the countries of Central Asia belong. This study investigated the epidemiology of medical errors and associated compensation payments, pre-trial settlements and court hearings in the Republic of Kazakhstan over a period of five years (2015-2019). We performed the analysis of nationwide data on offences against health and associated mortality. There was a decrease in the rate of offences against health from 4,024 per 100,000 population in 2015 to 2,533 per 100,000 population in 2019. Likewise, the mortality rate from offences against health has gradually declined. Over the study period there were significant variations in the numbers of adverse events, compensation payments, patient victims and health care providers involved. Understanding the scope of unsafe care in Kazakhstan and solutions to be adopted is critical for delivering safe and effective medical care to the countrys citizens. Decisions made on the safety of medical services should be evidence-based. It is necessary to construct a State program focused on monitoring of medical errors and their consequences in order to protect patients and strengthen legal protection of health care workers.
adverse event , compensation payment , medical error , offences against health , Republic of Kazakhstan
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Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Semey Medical University, Republic of Kazakhstan, Semey, Kazakhstan
Department of Personalized Medicine, Semey Medical University, Republic of Kazakhstan, Semey, Kazakhstan
World Association for Medical Law, Los Angeles, California. Department of Forensic Medicine, Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku, Azerbaijan. Department of Law and Health Economy, Moscow Sechenov University Baku subsidiary, Baku, Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani Bureau of UNESCOs International chain of the departments on Bioethics, Baku, Azerbaijan
Department of Public Health, Semey Medical University, Republic of Kazakhstan, Semey, Kazakhstan
Department of Clinical Immunology, Allergology and Microbiology, Karaganda Medical University, Republic of Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Department of Neurology, Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Semey Medical University, Republic of Kazakhstan, Semey, Kazakhstan
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Department of Personalized Medicine
World Association for Medical Law
Department of Public Health
Department of Clinical Immunology
Department of Neurology
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