Leveau Carlos M, Ubeda Clotilde
Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2012 May;31(5):439-42. doi: 10.1590/s1020-49892012000500013.
Traffic injuries in Argentina are the most frequent cause of death from external injuries and a public health problem of increasing magnitude at the global level. The objectives of this study are to establish the level of spatial autocorrelation at the department level and identify the formation of groupings by calculating local indicators of spatial association at the national level. The results reveal a significantly positive level of autocorrelation in Argentina. A negative level of spatial autocorrelation was recorded when mortality from road injuries was related to population density. It was also noted that mortality from road injuries could pose a more serious problem outside large urban areas.
在阿根廷，交通伤害是外部伤害导致死亡的最常见原因，也是全球范围内规模日益扩大的公共卫生问题。本研究的目的是确定省级层面的空间自相关水平，并通过计算国家层面的局部空间关联指标来识别聚类的形成。结果显示，阿根廷存在显著的正自相关水平。当道路伤害死亡率与人口密度相关时，记录到负的空间自相关水平。还注意到，道路伤害死亡率在大城市以外地区可能构成更严重的问题。
