Road traffic crashes and built environment analysis of crash hotspots based on local police data in Galle, Sri Lanka

被引：8

作者：

De Silva, Vijitha ^{[1
,2
]}

Tharindra, Hemajith ^{[1
]}

Nickenig Vissoci, Joao Ricardo ^{[3
]}

Andrade, Luciano ^{[4
,5
,6
]}

Mallawaarachchi, Badra Chandanie ^{[7
]}

Ostbye, Truls ^{[2
]}

Staton, Catherine A. ^{[2
,8
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Ruhuna, Fac Med, Dept Community Med, Galle, Sri Lanka

[2] Duke Univ, Duke Global Hlth Inst, Durham, NC 27708 USA

[3] Fac INGA, Fac Med, Maringa, Parana, Brazil

[4] State Univ West Parana Unioeste, Foz Do Iguacu, Parana, Brazil

[5] Publ Hlth Res Grp Unioeste, Toledo, Parana, Brazil

[6] Duke Univ, DGHI Global Injury Collaborat, Durham, NC USA

[7] Off Southern Prov Director Hlth Serv, Galle, Sri Lanka

[8] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Div Emergency Med, Durham, NC 27708 USA

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INJURY CONTROL AND SAFETY PROMOTION | 2018年 / 25卷 / 03期

关键词：

Epidemiology; road traffic crashes; hotspots; Sri Lanka;

D O I：

10.1080/17457300.2018.1431932

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Road traffic crashes (RTCs) are a leading cause of death and disability. In low- and middle-income countries, vulnerable road users are commonly involved in injurious RTCs. This study describes epidemiological and built environment analysis (BEA) of in Galle, Sri Lanka. After ethical and police permission, police data were collected and descriptive statistics tabulated. Spatial analysis identified hot spots and BEA was conducted at each location. Seven hundred and fifty-two victim data from 389 reported RTCs were collected. Most victims were male (91%) 21-50 years of age (>70%). Forty-nine percent of RTCs were non-grievous. Crashes commonly included motorcycles (33.9%), three-wheelers (18.3%) or cars (14.4%). Most victims were drivers (33.4%) or pedestrians (21.3%). Factors contributing to RTCs include aggressive driving (44.5%) or speeding (42.7%). All hotspots were in urban areas, and most were at intersections (63%). Further analysis of hot spots is necessary to identify areas for intervention.

引用

页码：311 / 318

页数：8

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