Road Traffic Injuries and Data Systems in Egypt: Addressing the Challenges

Puvanachandra, Prasanthi; Hoe, Connie; El-Sayed, Hesham; Saad, R.; Al-Gasseer, Naeema; Bakr, Magdy; Hyder, Adnan A.

doi:10.1080/15389588.2011.639417

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“…4. Injury Surveillance Systems: A limited number of EMR countries have national injury surveillance systems and trauma registries [31][32][33][34]. Existing data are hospital administrative, clinical records and police reports.…”

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Child and adolescent injury burden in the eastern mediterranean region: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 1990-2017

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Background: Child and adolescent injury is one of the leading causes of child death globally with a large proportion occurring in Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). Similarly, the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) countries borne a heavy burden that largely impact child and adolescent safety and health in the region. We aim to assess child and adolescent injury morbidity and mortality and estimate its burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region based on findings from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD), Injuries and Risk Factors study 2017. Methods: Data from the Global Burden of Disease GBD 2017 were used to estimate injury mortality for children aged 0-19, Years of Life Lost (YLLs), Years lived with Disability (YLDs) and Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) by age and sex from 1990 to 2017. Results: In 2017, an estimated 133,117 (95% UI 122,587-143,361) children died in EMR compared to 707,755 (95% UI 674401.6-738,166.6) globally. The highest rate of injury deaths was reported in Syria at 183.7 (95% UI 181.8-185.7) per 100, 000 population. The leading cause of injury deaths was self-harm and interpersonal violence followed by transport injury. The primary cause of injury DALYs in EMR in 2017 was self-harm and interpersonal violence with a rate of 1272.95 (95% UI 1228.9-1319.2) almost 3-times the global rate. Conclusion: Almost 19% of global child injury related deaths occur in the EMR. Concerted efforts should be integrated to inform policies and adopt injury preventive strategies to reduce injury burden and promote child and adolescent health and well-being in EMR countries.

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Child and adolescent injury burden in the eastern mediterranean region: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 1990-2017

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“…Accident is taken to refer to an unpredictable event that often occurs during transport and in the workplace, the living habitat or recreational centers and causes harm (Brussoni et al, 2015). Road traffic accidents claim an annual of 1.3 million lives and injure 20 to 50 million across the world (Puvanachandra et al, 2012), account for the biggest mortality rate due to unintentional injuries (Sim & Ng, 2005) and are expected to rank as the fifth leading cause of death by 2030 (Fathi Shamsi, Shamsi, Khorsandi, & Ranjbaran, 2015). In Iran, road traffic accidents are the cause of an annual of more than 48,000 deaths, 300 thousand hospital stays exceeding one day and nearly 3 million injuries requiring outpatient care (Farhadi, Roshanaei, Bashirian, & Rezapoor Shahkelaei, 2014).…”

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The Effect of Educational Intervention in Promoting Safe Behaviors in a Sample of Iranian Primary School Students: An Application of the Health Belief Model

Ghavami

Harandi

Kabir

2016

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Purpose: Road traffic accidents account for the biggest mortality rate in Iran and children are among the main victims of these accidents. The present study was conducted to assess the effect of an educational intervention based on the Health Belief Model on behaviors associated with obeying traffic regulations in primary school students during the academic year 2014-15 in Khorramabad, Iran. Methods:The present quasi-experimental has a pre-post-intervention design and was conducted on 106 sixthgrade primary school students selected through multi-stage sampling and divided into an intervention and a control group. The students were assessed before, a week after and two months after the intervention. Data were collected using a two-part questionnaire containing a demographic section and a section with items on the constructs of the Health Belief Model. The data obtained were then analyzed in SPSS-20. Results:The mean scores of perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, self-efficacy and cues to action significantly improved in the intervention group compared to the control group (P<0.01). Conclusion:An educational intervention based the Health Belief Model managed to effectively improve behaviors associated with obeying traffic regulations.

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“…Egypt has the highest road traffic injuries fatality rate in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Globally road traffic injuries are predicted to become the seventh leading cause of death by 2030 (Puvanachandra et al, 2012). In this study, road traffic accidents came after assault from others and represented 28 % of injured hospitalized cases, this percentage was lower than that mentioned in a similar study in Assiut Trauma Unit (31.1% )(WHO, 2012b).…”

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Did January 25th Egyptian Revolution Change the Medico-Legal Pattern and the Trend of Hospitalized Injuries in Upper Egypt? A retrospective study

Shehaby

Saleh

Shahine

et al. 2018

The Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences and Applied Toxicolog

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Background and Rationale: Trauma is a wound or injury caused by mechanical or physical factors. Trauma is a medical case with legal implications. Revolution of Egypt in the 25th of January 2011 was accompanied by dramatic changes in the Egyptian community attitudes that certainly had legal implications. Aim of the study: was to assess the changes in the medico-legal pattern of hospitalized trauma cases with evaluation of the homicidal cases concerning the cause and the final outcome especially in the post-revolution period. Participants and Methods: This study was a retrospective one that included 1527 hospitalized trauma cases who were collected from Trauma Unit of Assiut University Hospital in the period between January 2010 and December 2016. All the needed data was collected from health information system database of the Trauma Unit after taking the official consent from the unit director. The collected data included basic demographic data, cause of injury, mechanisms, mode and outcomes of trauma in all hospitalized cases. Results: 1527 hospitalized trauma cases were collected; mean age was 25.39 ± 15.4 years, male: female ratio was (6.6:1). The annual number of trauma cases was almost equal in the first 5 years then decreased gradually after that. Homicidal mode (assault from others) was approximately doubled from 22.6% in 2010 (before revolution) to 40.5% in 2011 and 38.0% in 2012 (after revolution), then decreased gradually in 2014 till 2016, also firearm injuries increased from 9.6% before revolution (2010) to 14.3% in 2011 and jumped to 31.0% in 2012 and 37.3% in 2013 then, decreased gradually after that. The accidental mode road traffic accident decreased from 40% before revolution to 26% and 20% in 2011 and 2012 respectively (after revolution). Conclusions: January 25th Egyptian revolution clearly changed the medico-legal pattern of trauma; from accidental pattern (road traffic accidents & falls) before revolution to homicidal pattern (assault from others & firearm injuries) in the post revolution period.

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Road Traffic Injuries and Data Systems in Egypt: Addressing the Challenges

Cited by 46 publications

References 15 publications

Child and adolescent injury burden in the eastern mediterranean region: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 1990-2017

Child and adolescent injury burden in the eastern mediterranean region: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 1990-2017

The Effect of Educational Intervention in Promoting Safe Behaviors in a Sample of Iranian Primary School Students: An Application of the Health Belief Model

Did January 25th Egyptian Revolution Change the Medico-Legal Pattern and the Trend of Hospitalized Injuries in Upper Egypt? A retrospective study

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