• Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jul 2011

    Road traffic-related injury among the 0-17 age group in Turkey.

    • Cavit Işık Yavuz and Onur Hamzaoğlu.
    • Department of Public Health, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey. cavityavuz@gmail.com
    • Ulus Travma Acil Cer. 2011 Jul 1;17(4):318-22.

    BackgroundThis study aimed to examine the extent of death and injuries among the 0-17 years of age group recorded in the official road traffic injury statistics.MethodsThis is a record-based study covering a 5-year-period (2003-2007) using the annual records of national road traffic injury statistics in Turkey.ResultsThe 0-17 age group accounted for 10.9% of deaths and 20.1% of injuries over the 5-year-period that served as the scope of the study. It was found out that 53.5% of deaths and 70.7% of injuries occurred in residential areas. The occurrence of death among pedestrians in residential areas is notable. Injuries showed a similar tendency.ConclusionAccording to the 5-year period statistics examined in this study, road traffic-related deaths and injuries are a public health problem, and necessitate the development of programs and policies aimed at their prevention.

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