Epidemiology of traffic injuries and motor vehicles utilization in the capital of Iran: a population based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Road traffic injuries are a serious public health problem worldwide. The incidence rate of fatal road traffic injuries is 26.4 per 100000 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Road traffic injuries are a major public health problem in Iran. Different routine sources are available for road traffic injuries in Iran, but they present several limitations.This study aimed to determine the epidemiology of road traffic injuries in greater Tehran, using a population-based approach which is less prone to under-estimation compared to service-based data.

Methods

In the year 2008, 2488 households were randomly selected for a face to face interview. Trained interviewers referred to the selected households to collect the subjects' demographic information, as well as their motor

SUBMITTER: Saadat S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3141457 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature