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Public health system expenditure on motor vehicle collisions in Brazil: an ecological study
Sofia Wagemaker Viana1, Ayla Gerk2,3,4, Sofia Schmitt Schlindwein5
1Kursk State Medical University - Kursk (Kurskaya Oblast) - Russia.
Purpose:
To assess the cost of traffic accidents in Brazil and the impact of age/location.
Methods:
All patients admitted to a Brazilian hospital due to traffic accidents from January 2012 to December 2022 and cost of hospital services were obtained from the Department of Information Technology of the Unified Health System. Demographic data were collected in the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics database. Parametric and nonparametric data were analyzed. The Kruskal-Wallis' test and a post-hoc test were used for data comparison. The ARIMA linear regression method for trend estimation.
Results:
In Brazil, 1.6 million individuals were involved in traffic accidents between 2012-2022, resulting in a cumulative hospital expenditure of US$ 38 million. The average hospital admission cost during this time was US$ 239.66, but no correlation was found between the cost per capita and driver population density increase. Hospitalization in the Midwest/South was higher.
Conclusion:
The economic impact of traffic accidents on the Brazilian public health system is significant. With a high number of victims admitted annually and evident regional and age-related disparities, there is a clear need for comprehensive and cost-effective healthcare strategies.
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