Road traffic injuries in Baghdad from 2003 to 2014: results of a randomised household cluster survey.
Inj Prev
; 22(5): 321-7, 2016 10.
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em En
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| ID: mdl-26850472
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Around 50 million people are killed or left disabled on the world's roads each year; most are in middle-income cities. In addition to this background risk, Baghdad has been plagued by decades of insecurity that undermine injury prevention strategies. This study aimed to determine death and disability and household consequences of road traffic injuries (RTIs) in postinvasion Baghdad.METHODS:
A two-stage, cluster-randomised, community-based household survey was performed in May 2014 to determine the civilian burden of injury from 2003 to 2014 in Baghdad. In addition to questions about household member death, households were interviewed regarding crash specifics, healthcare required, disability, relatedness to conflict and resultant financial hardship.RESULTS:
Nine hundred households, totalling 5148 individuals, were interviewed. There were 86 RTIs (16% of all reported injuries) that resulted in 8 deaths (9% of RTIs). Serious RTIs increased in the decade postinvasion and were estimated to be 26â 341 in 2013 (350 per 100â 000 persons). 53% of RTIs involved pedestrians, motorcyclists or bicyclists. 51% of families directly affected by a RTI reported a significant decline in household income or suffered food insecurity.CONCLUSIONS:
RTIs were extremely common and have increased in Baghdad. Young adults, pedestrians, motorcyclists and bicyclists were the most frequently injured or killed by RTCs. There is a large burden of road injury, and the families of road injury victims suffered considerably from lost wages, often resulting in household food insecurity. Ongoing conflict may worsen RTI risk and undermine efforts to reduce road traffic death and disability.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
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9_ODS3_accidentes_transito
Problema de saúde:
2_accidentes_transito
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9_politicas_publicas
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9_resposta_pos_acidente
Assunto principal:
Ferimentos e Lesões
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Acidentes de Trânsito
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Efeitos Psicossociais da Doença
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Pessoas com Deficiência
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Abastecimento de Alimentos
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Prevenção de Acidentes
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Renda
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Inj Prev
Assunto da revista:
PEDIATRIA
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TRAUMATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article