Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain.
East Mediterr Health J. 2013 Oct;19(10):854-60.
In Bahrain and other Gulf countries, road traffic accidents (RTA) are recognized as a growing public health problem. This study described the trend of fatalities from RTA in Bahrain among those aged < 25 years from 2003-2010. The proportional mortality ratios of RTA deaths (up to 30 days from the accident) among the young were compared with those of all ages. The average proportion of young males killed by RTA in Bahrain during the 8-year period was 82.7%, with 2006 marking the lowest proportion among Bahraini nationals (72.2%) and the total population (79.2%). RTA fatalities constituted 51.3% among the Bahrainis, 20.2% of non-Bahrainis and 39.0% of all fatalities in both sexes combined. The young in Bahrain were 3.5 times more likely to die from RTA than the general population. This paper calls on policy-makers to consolidate efforts to control this public health problem.
在巴林和其他海湾国家，道路交通事故（RTA）被认为是一个日益严重的公共卫生问题。本研究描述了 2003-2010 年期间，年龄<25 岁的巴林人 RTA 死亡率的趋势。将 RTA 死亡（事故发生后 30 天内）的年轻人的比例与所有年龄段的比例进行了比较。在 8 年期间，巴林 RTA 致死的年轻男性平均比例为 82.7%，其中 2006 年是巴林国民（72.2%）和总人口（79.2%）中比例最低的一年。RTA 死亡在巴林人中占 51.3%，在非巴林人中占 20.2%，在男女两性总死亡人数中占 39.0%。巴林的年轻人死于 RTA 的可能性是一般人群的 3.5 倍。本文呼吁决策者加强努力，控制这一公共卫生问题。
