%0 Journal Article
%T Deaths and serious injuries due to traffic accidents in Goiânia, Brazil - 2013: the magnitude and associated factors
%J Epidemiologia e serviços de saúde : revista do Sistema Unico de Saúde do Brasil
%D 2018
%A Mandacaru, Polyana Maria Pimenta
%A Rabelo, Ionara Vieira Moura
%A Silva, Maria Aparecida Alves da
%A Tobias, Gabriela Camargo
%A Morais Neto, Otaliba Libânio de
%V 27
%N 2
%P e2017295-e2017295
%X OBJECTIVE: to identify the magnitude and factors associated with death and serious injuries among victims of traffic accidents in the urban area of Goiânia, Brazil. <br><br>METHODS: cross-sectional study with linkage between records of the Mortality Information System (SIM) Hospital Information System of the Brazilian National Health System (SIH/SUS) and occurrences of traffic accidents, from January to June 2013; Poisson regression was used. <br><br>RESULTS: among 9,795 identified victims, there were 155 deaths and 1,225 serious injuries; cyclists (Incidence ratio [IR]=2.26; 95%CI 1.19;4.30) and pedestrians (IR=2.12; 95%CI 1.26;3.58) had an increased risk of death, while the risk of serious injuries was higher among motorcyclists (IR=2.38; 95%CI 2.01;2.83), cyclists (IR=2.35; 95%CI 1.76;3.13) and pedestrians (IR=2.83; 95%CI 2.27;3.53). <br><br>CONCLUSION: the study revealed a number of deaths and serious injuries, closer to the real and identified vulnerable groups to plan traffic safety actions.<p /> <p>Language: pt</p>
%G pt
%I Coordenação-Geral de Desenvolvimento da Epidemiologia em em Serviços / Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde / Ministério da Saúde
%@ 1679-4974
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/s1679-49742018000200001