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Article de Périodique
Road-traffic injuries: confronting disparities to address a global-health problem (2006)
Auteur(s) :
AMERATUNGA, S. ;
HIJAR M. ;
NORTON R.
Année
2006
Page(s) :
1533-1540
Sous-type de document :
Revue de la littérature / Literature review
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
118
Domaine :
Hors addiction / No addiction
Discipline :
SAN (Santé publique / Public health)
Thésaurus mots-clés
ACCIDENT
;
CONDUITE DE VEHICULE
;
INEGALITE
;
SECURITE ROUTIERE
;
SANTE PUBLIQUE
;
PREVENTION
Thésaurus géographique
INTERNATIONAL
Résumé :
Evidence suggests that the present and projected global burden of road-traffic injuries is disproportionately borne by countries that can least afford to meet the health service, economic, and societal challenges posed. Although the evidence base on which these estimates are made remains somewhat precarious in view of the limited data systems in most low-income and middle-income countries (as per the classification on the World Bank website), these projections highlight the essential need to address road-traffic injuries as a public-health priority. Most well-evaluated effective interventions do not directly focus on efforts to protect vulnerable road users, such as motorcyclists and pedestrians. Yet, these groups comprise the majority of road-traffic victims in low-income and middle-income countries, and consequently, the majority of the road-traffic victims globally. Appropriately responding to these disparities in available evidence and prevention efforts is necessary if we are to comprehensively address this global-health dilemma.
Affiliation :
Injury Prevention Research Centre, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand