Onyemaechi Noc, Ofoma U R
Department of Surgery, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria.
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, USA.
Ann Med Health Sci Res. 2016 Jul-Aug;6(4):199-204. doi: 10.4103/amhsr.amhsr_452_15.
Public health experts worldwide concede that there is a global epidemic of road traffic accidents (RTA). Globally, RTA is the leading cause of injury-related deaths. In Nigeria, injuries and deaths resulting from RTA are on the rise and are Nigeria's third-leading cause of overall deaths, the leading cause of trauma-related deaths and the most common cause of disability. Do RTA constitute a public health problem in Nigeria? If so, is there a pragmatic approach to combat this problem? A systematic literature search using the advanced features of various databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Google, and directory of open access journals was carried out using the key words " RTA, public health problem, government response, Nigeria." Out of initial 850 articles retrieved from the search 15 articles that suited the study were included in this review. There is need to view RTA s as an issue of urgent national importance that needs urgent attention aimed at reducing the health, social, and economic impact. Policy makers at the various levels of government need to recognize this growing problem as a public health crisis and design appropriate policy responses that will back up with meticulous implementation.
全球公共卫生专家承认，道路交通事故（RTA）在全球范围内呈流行态势。在全球范围内，道路交通事故是与伤害相关死亡的主要原因。在尼日利亚，道路交通事故导致的伤亡人数不断上升，是该国总体死亡的第三大原因、创伤相关死亡的主要原因以及致残的最常见原因。道路交通事故在尼日利亚构成公共卫生问题吗？如果是，是否有切实可行的方法来应对这一问题？使用PubMed、Scopus、Embase、谷歌等各种数据库的高级功能以及开放获取期刊目录进行了系统的文献检索，关键词为“道路交通事故、公共卫生问题、政府应对措施、尼日利亚”。在从检索中最初获取的850篇文章中，有15篇符合该研究的文章被纳入本综述。有必要将道路交通事故视为具有紧迫国家重要性的问题，需要紧急关注以减少其对健康、社会和经济的影响。各级政府的政策制定者需要认识到这一日益严重的问题是一场公共卫生危机，并设计出适当的政策应对措施，且要精心实施。
