Burden of transportation injuries among children and adolescents of Fars province: analysis of Iran’s 20-year trends
OBJECTIVES: Transportation injuries are among the top ten causes of burden of disease in all age groups worldwide. The burden of transportation injuries among children and adolescents in Iran is higher than the world average and that of other developing countries. The aims of this study were to inve...
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| author | Seyed Taghi Heydari Yaser Sarikhani Kamran Bagheri Lankarani Mohammad Khabaz Shirazi |
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| description | OBJECTIVES: Transportation injuries are among the top ten causes of burden of disease in all age groups worldwide. The burden of transportation injuries among children and adolescents in Iran is higher than the world average and that of other developing countries. The aims of this study were to investigate the burden of transportation injuries in children and adolescents in the province of Fars in Iran from 2009 to 2013, and to report the burden of these kinds of injuries in children and adolescents in Iran from 1990 to 2010. METHODS: The number of deaths due to transportation injuries and the location of fatal injuries in the province of Fars in Iran from 2009 to 2013 were analyzed using data from the Fars Forensic Medicine Organization. The 20-year trend in the burden of transportation injuries in Iran was analyzed using data from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. RESULTS: Similarly to the long-term trend in Iran, the burden of transportation injuries among the male population of Fars province was generally higher than in females. Most fatal accident injuries occurred on roads (males: n=4151, 61.51%; females: n=1182, 65.95%) and in urban areas (males: n=1994, 29.54%; females: n=473, 26.40%). CONCLUSIONS: Considering that children and adolescents are high risk groups for transportation injuries, adopting an effective comprehensive multi-sectoral approach, including enacting and enforcing appropriate laws and regulations, developing general knowledge, and facilitating the availability of Personal protective equipment, could be helpful for reducing the burden of these injuries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-62cc36cd2056485eb86f92cdb276d11a2022-12-21T18:00:33ZengKorean Society of EpidemiologyEpidemiology and Health2092-71932014-11-013610.4178/epih/e2014032760Burden of transportation injuries among children and adolescents of Fars province: analysis of Iran’s 20-year trendsSeyed Taghi Heydari0Yaser Sarikhani1Kamran Bagheri Lankarani2Mohammad Khabaz Shirazi3 Research Center for Social Determinants of Health, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran Research Center for Social Determinants of Health, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranOBJECTIVES: Transportation injuries are among the top ten causes of burden of disease in all age groups worldwide. The burden of transportation injuries among children and adolescents in Iran is higher than the world average and that of other developing countries. The aims of this study were to investigate the burden of transportation injuries in children and adolescents in the province of Fars in Iran from 2009 to 2013, and to report the burden of these kinds of injuries in children and adolescents in Iran from 1990 to 2010. METHODS: The number of deaths due to transportation injuries and the location of fatal injuries in the province of Fars in Iran from 2009 to 2013 were analyzed using data from the Fars Forensic Medicine Organization. The 20-year trend in the burden of transportation injuries in Iran was analyzed using data from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. RESULTS: Similarly to the long-term trend in Iran, the burden of transportation injuries among the male population of Fars province was generally higher than in females. Most fatal accident injuries occurred on roads (males: n=4151, 61.51%; females: n=1182, 65.95%) and in urban areas (males: n=1994, 29.54%; females: n=473, 26.40%). CONCLUSIONS: Considering that children and adolescents are high risk groups for transportation injuries, adopting an effective comprehensive multi-sectoral approach, including enacting and enforcing appropriate laws and regulations, developing general knowledge, and facilitating the availability of Personal protective equipment, could be helpful for reducing the burden of these injuries.http://www.e-epih.org/upload/pdf/epih-36-e2014032.pdfTransportation injuriesBurden of diseasesChildAdolescent |
| spellingShingle | Seyed Taghi Heydari Yaser Sarikhani Kamran Bagheri Lankarani Mohammad Khabaz Shirazi Burden of transportation injuries among children and adolescents of Fars province: analysis of Iran’s 20-year trends Epidemiology and Health Transportation injuries Burden of diseases Child Adolescent |
| title | Burden of transportation injuries among children and adolescents of Fars province: analysis of Iran’s 20-year trends |
| title_full | Burden of transportation injuries among children and adolescents of Fars province: analysis of Iran’s 20-year trends |
| title_fullStr | Burden of transportation injuries among children and adolescents of Fars province: analysis of Iran’s 20-year trends |
| title_full_unstemmed | Burden of transportation injuries among children and adolescents of Fars province: analysis of Iran’s 20-year trends |
| title_short | Burden of transportation injuries among children and adolescents of Fars province: analysis of Iran’s 20-year trends |
| title_sort | burden of transportation injuries among children and adolescents of fars province analysis of iran s 20 year trends |
| topic | Transportation injuries Burden of diseases Child Adolescent |
| url | http://www.e-epih.org/upload/pdf/epih-36-e2014032.pdf |
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