PW 2774 The road traffic injury research network (RTIRN): 2 decades of building capacity in low- and middle-income countries

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to determine the trends of road traffic injury (RTI) mortality among adolescents aged 10–14 years and 15–19 years across different country income levels with respect to the type of road users from 1990 to 2019.MethodsWe conducted an ecological study. Adolescents’ mortality rates from RTIs at the level of high-income countries (HICs), upper-income to middle-income countries (UMICs), lower-income to middle-income countries and low-income countries were extracted from the Global Burden of Disease study. Time series were plotted to visualise the trends in mortality rates over the years. We also conducted Poisson regression using road traffic mortality rates as the dependent variable and year as the independent variable to model the trend of the change in the annual mean mortality rate, with incidence rate ratios (IRRs) and 95% CIs.ResultsThere were downward mortality trends in all types of road users and income levels among adolescents from 1990 to 2019. HICs had more pronounced reductions in mortality rates than countries of any other income level. For example, the reduction in pedestrians in HICs was IRR 0.94 (95% CI 0.90 to 0.98), while that in UMICs was IRR 0.97 (95% CI 0.95 to 0.99) in adolescents aged 10-14 years.ConclusionsThere are downward trends in RTI mortality in adolescents from 1990 to 2019 globally at all income levels for all types of road users. The decrease in mortality rates is small but a promising finding. However, prevention efforts should be continued as the burden is still high.

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Measuring the global burden of road traffic injury: implications for low-income and middle-income countries

Injury Prevention ◽

10.1136/ip.2008.020792 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 1-2 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

M. Stevenson

Keyword(s):

Low Income ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Road Traffic Injury ◽

Global Burden ◽

Middle Income ◽

Middle Income Countries ◽

Traffic Injury

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Measuring the global burden of road traffic injury: implications for low-income and middle-income countries.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.1158851.620099 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Eleni Petridou

Keyword(s):

Low Income ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Road Traffic Injury ◽

Global Burden ◽

Middle Income ◽

Middle Income Countries ◽

Traffic Injury

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Factors related to road accidents in Palembang, South Sumatera, Indonesia

International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) ◽

10.11591/ijphs.v10i3.20768 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 638

Author(s):

Desheila Andarini ◽

Anita Camelia ◽

Mochammad Malik Ibrahim

Keyword(s):

Traffic Accidents ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Major Public Health Problem ◽

Road Accidents ◽

Middle Income ◽

Police Station ◽

The Road ◽

Middle Income Countries ◽

Traffic Injury

Road traffic injuries are a major public health problem and a leading cause of death and injury worldwide. More than 90% of all road deaths occur in lowand middle-income countries, which own less than half of the world's vehicles. The research aimed was to identify the factors related to road accidents in Palembang, Indonesia. The research method used was qualitative approach by using in-depth interviews and observation. This research was conducted from August to December, 2019. The results showed that the factors related to road accidents were human factor, environmental and climatic factor. From this research, the working areas identified as accidentprone zone were Sukarami II and Ilir Barat I Police Station. Referring to the accident and interviews, it is known that the road locations that have the highest casualties were in the road of Kolonel H. Barlian, Jendral Sudirman, Demang Lebar Daun, Ahmad Yani, and Soekarno Hatta. The conclusion was the accident-prone zone located on the main arterial road in Palembang City, Jendral Sudirman Road with a total of 81 cases of traffic accidents in the last three years that need further investigation to minimize traffic injury.

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