Title of article :
Trends of Mortality of Road Traffic Accidents in Fars Province, Southern Iran, 2004 – 2010
Author/Authors :
HASANZADEH, Jafar Dept. of Epidemiology - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , MORADINAZAR, Mehdi Dept. of Epidemiology - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , NAJAFI, Farid Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health - School of Public Health - Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences , AHMADIJOUYBARY, Touraj Imam Khomeini Hospital - Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to investigate the trends in mortality from road traffic accidents (RTA) in Fars Province, southern Iran.The Age and sex-standardized mortality rate attributed to RTA from 2004 to 2010 in Fars Province was calculated using world standard population. We also used linear regression and chi-squared tests.Over the period of study (7 years), 12954 people died in RTA. The age- and sex-standardized mortality rate was 27 per 100,000. While the rate of death due to RTA had an incremental rate in age group 18-30 years and among women, it had a decreasing trend in age groups 35-45, under18 and among men.An increase in mortality rate of RTA among people aged 18-30 yr and women need to be addressed by health policy makers and other involved sections.
Keywords :
Trends , Mortality , Road-Traffic accident
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
