Abstract
Falls are increasing worldwide in an ageing population. Commonly multi-factorial, falls in the elderly need multidisciplinary teams to help their prevention and recurrence. This was a retrospective study analyzing falls and factors associated with them over a 12 month period in the city of Sulaimani, Kurdistan of Iraq. The results demonstrated well established factors contributing to falls such as age, female sex with multiple co-morbidities and medications. More specifically to the Kurdistan population the results related falls closer to morning and prayer time or when washing. In addition, those affected by falls are commonly living with other family members. These results and studies similar to this will allow the development of specific interventions and services to help address risk factors unique to a developing, Middle Eastern population.
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