Citation

Avila-Burgos L, Medina-Solís CE, Pérez-Núñez R, Híjar-Medina MC, Aracena-Genao B, Hidalgo-Solorzano E, Palma-Coca O. Salud Publica Mex. 2008; 50(Suppl 1): S38-47.

Vernacular Title

Prevalencia de accidentes de transito no fatales en Mexico: resultados de la ENSANUT

Affiliation

Centro de Investigacion en Sistemas de Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18373007

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine non-fatal road traffic injuries (NFRTI) prevalence and its distribution in Mexico. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Data from ENSANUT Survey 2006 were used. Using simple random sampling, one adult, one adolescent and one child were selected in each household, constituting a final sample of 94,197 representing an N of 102,886,482 people. The dependent variable was the prevalence of road traffic injuries (RTI) during the 12 months prior to the survey. RESULTS: The general accident prevalence was 6.0%; 16.7% corresponded to NFRTI. Men in the 20 to 44 age group living in urban areas and with high socioeconomic status had a higher RTI prevalence (p<0.05). Jalisco, Aguascalientes and Sonora were states with the highest prevalence of RTI, while Guerrero, Michoacan and Oaxaca were those with the lowest. CONCLUSIONS: NFRTI are frequent in Mexico and they are concentrated among men in productive ages in urban areas; they are associated with socioeconomic status at the individual level and with the state's development at the population level.

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