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The effect of mandatory seat belt use legislations on mortalities from road traffic injuries in Iran
Soori H, (phd) , Nasermoadeli A, (phd) , Ainy , (msc) , Movahedi M, (phd) , Mehmandar Mr, (msc) , Massoudei Nejhad Mr(phd) , Hatam Abady Hr, (md) , Rezazadeh Azari M, (phd) , Mahfozphoor S, (phd) , Vafaee R, (md) ,
Volume 12, Issue 1 (4-2009)
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Soori H1 * , (PhD) Nasermoadeli A1, (PhD) Ainy E1, (MSc) Movahedi M1, (PhD) Mehmandar MR2, (MSc) Massoudei Nejhad MR1, (PhD) Hatam Abady HR3, (MD) Rezazadeh Azari M1, (PhD) Mahfozphoor S1, (PhD) Vafaee R1 (MD).

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1- Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2- Rahvar Research Center of NAJA, Tehran, Iran

3- Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center & Imam Hossein Hospital, Tehran, Iran

 

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Introduction: This study investigated the effect of mandatory seat belt use legislations on reducing traffic injuries and the intensity of road traffic injuries (RTIs).

Methods: Data on RTIs from one year before untill two years after the implementation of mandatory seat belt use legislations were obtained from the police department. After data cleaning and stratification, RTIs and mortalities of the first and second year after the implementation of mandatory seat belt use legislations were compared with those in the year prior to the intervention.

Results: The results showed that traffic mortalities consisted 13% of all RTIs in the year prior to the implementation, while it decreased to 9.7 % (95% CI: 9.6-9.9) and 11.4 % (95% CI: 11.3 -11.6) in the first and second years after the implementation, respectively. The trend of mortality reduction was not consistent in the two years, as we observed a slight increase in the proportion of mortalities in the second year after the implementation of mandatory seat belt use legislations, though it did not reach the level of the year before the implementation of this law.

Conclusion: Our findings suggested that the mandatory seat belt use was efficient in reducing the intensity of RTIs and it was also efficient in reducing the crude number of RTIs. However, in the second year after the implantation, the efficiency of this intervention reduced.

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Keywords: Traffic injuries, seat belt, accident, legislation.

Hakim Research Journal 2009 12 (1): 48- 54.


  * Corresponding Author: Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center- 6Th Floor Second building Shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences, next to Taleghani Hospital, Parvaneh Street, Evin, Chamran Highway, Tehran, Iran. Tel: 0098 21 22439787 Fax: 0098 21 22439787 E.mail: hsoori@yahoo. com


Comparison of Road Traffic Death Occurrence within Urban and Metropolitan Roads Focusing on Environmental Factors
Khosravi Shadmani F, Soori H, Ainy E, Zayeri F, Mehmandar Mr,
Volume 15, Issue 4 (1-2013)
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  Khosravi Shadmani F1 (MSc Student), Soori H2 * (MPH, PhD), Ainy E2 (PhD Student), Zayeri F3 (PhD), Mehmandar MR4 (PhD Student)

 

  1 Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

  2 Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

  3 Department of BioStatistics, Faculty of Paramedicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

  4 Rahvar Research Center, NAJA University, Tehran, Iran

  

  Received: 17 Apr 2012, Accepted: 17 Dec 2012

 

 

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  Introduction: Environmental factors are among important risk factors in road traffic injuries. This study was conducted to compare road traffic death occurrence within urban and metropolitan roads focusing on environmental factors

  Methods: A descriptive study was carried out using existing data on 8610740 subjects with fatal and nonfatal outcomes. Environmental factors included road defects, light conditions, road surface, weather condition, and type and location of geometric. Data were collected by traffic police. Findings were presented using descriptive statistic and were analyzed using logistic regression test.

  Results: Mean ± SD of age was 34.02 ± 10.61. Majority of subjects were male (91%), 7.1% were women and gender of 1.9% of the subjects were not recorded. The most important factors affecting case fatality traffic accidents within metropolitan were husk slippery road surface (OR= 56.84), driving during sunrise (OR= 5.30), icy roads and snowy weather (OR= 1.82), mountainous region (OR= 4.60), windy and dusty air (OR= 1.97), and straight /uphill /downhill road (OR= 1.26), respectively. The most effective factors within urban areas were the difference between level of suburban pavement and road shoulders (OR= 2.91), driving during sunrise (OR= 2.12), wet road (OR= 1.42), mountainous region (OR= 1.32), foggy weather
(OR= 2.10), and straight /uphill /downhill road (OR= 1.7), respectively.

  Conclusion: Interaction of factors including local geometry, weather conditions, lighting conditions, road surface, and type of region increased severity of road traffic injuries. Policy makers should pay more attention on traffic accidents to plan interventions in order to reduce death rates.

 

  Key words: road traffic injury, environmental factors, metropolitan, urban roads

  

 

 


  Please cite this article as follows:

  Khosravi Shadmani F, Soori H, Ainy E, Zayeri F, Mehmandar MR. Comparison of Road Traffic Death Occurrence within Urban and Metropolitan Roads Focusing on Environmental Factors. Hakim Research Journal 2013 15(4): 339- 345.

 


  * Corresponding Author: Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Tel: +98- 21- 22439980, Fax: +98- 21- 22439980, E-mail: hsoori@yahoo.com


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