Fatal road traffic accidents in Yazd province, Iran during 2011-2015

Authors

  • Andishe Hamedi Shirvan Center of Higher Health Education, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
  • Hossein Lashkardoost Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
  • Mohammad Hasan Lotfi Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Abstract:

Objective: The rate of road traffic accidents in Iran per capita and for the number of vehicles is much higher than the average in the world. The present study was conducted to investigate road traffic accidents in Yazd province during 2011-2015.Methods: The present study is a descriptive-analytic study in which data were obtained from data collection forms related to deaths from driving accidents of forensic medicine organizations. Data were entered into SPSS version 23. We calculated the frequency, percentage, and mean indices. We used Fisher exact test for data analysis.Results: In this research, 1437 individuals were studied. The number of deaths in men was three times more than women. Most fatal accidents occurred in the age group of 20-30 years. The most common accident which occurred during these years was the collision of vehicles with each other and in terms of the final cause of death, 1045 people died due to head injuries. In this study, we showed that the incidence decreased from 29.03 in 2011 to 22.03 in 2015.Conclusion: According to the results of this study, the most cases of fatal accidents occurred in the age group of 20-30 years, in people with elementary education and in the summer. Therefore, preventive action is necessary by raising awareness.

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volume 5  issue 2

pages  51- 55

publication date 2019-07-01

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