Burden of Road Traffic Injuries in Turkey

Puvanachandra P., HOE C., ÖZKAN T., Lajunen T.

TRAFFIC INJURY PREVENTION, cilt.13, ss.64-75, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/15389588.2011.633135
  • Dergi Adı: TRAFFIC INJURY PREVENTION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.64-75
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Road traffic injuries, Turkey, Injury epidemiology, Road traffic crashes, Low-income countries, Middle-income countries, SPINAL-CORD INJURIES, MAXILLOFACIAL FRACTURES, MANDIBULAR FRACTURES, EASTERN ANATOLIA, TURKISH DRIVERS, ACCIDENTS, EXPERIENCE, DEATHS, TRAUMA, YOUNG
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are one of the leading causes of global deaths, contributing to 1.3 million lives lost each year Although all regions are affected, low- and middle-income countries share a disproportionate burden. The significance of this public health threat is growing in Turkey, where current estimates show that 2.0 percent of all deaths in the country are due to RTIs. Despite the significance of this growing epidemic, data pertaining to RTIs in Turkey are limited. In order to address the gap in knowledge, this article presents an overview of the epidemiology of RTIs in Turkey through an analysis of available secondary data sets and a comprehensive review of scientifically published studies.