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Road traffic crashes in rural setting: an experience of a middle-income country
Ali Davoudi-Kiakalayeh1, Reza Mohammadi, Shahrokh Yousefzade-Chabok
1Division of Social Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavagen 18A, SE-17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
Objective:
To date, there has been little information published on the death of rural road accident deaths. This study uses burden of injury method to explore a more accurate estimate of years of life lost due to road traffic crashes occurring over a four-year period in Guilan province, northern Iran.
Methods:
Rural road accident deaths from 2009 to 2013 were extracted from Iran's Forensic Medicine System, Death Registry System and Road Trauma Research center database.
Results:
During the study period, the average years of life lost due to motor vehicle crashes was 13.8 per 1 000 persons, ranging from 11.9 during March 2011-2012 to 15.8 per 1 000 persons during March 2012-2013.
Conclusion:
Road accident deaths in 2013 remained at the same high level as in 2009. The information obtained from this study provides a new perspective on fatal road traffic crash victims in rural settings and show us that more attention is needed in this area.
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