Population Health Section-King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre (KAIMRC), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia.
College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Jul 29;16(15):2706. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152706.
Road traffic injury (RTI) is the third leading cause of death in Saudi Arabia. Using a mobile phone when driving is associated with distracted driving, which may result in RTIs. Because of limited empirical data, we investigated the association between mobile phone use and RTI in injured patients and community controls in Riyadh. Cases were patients admitted to King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC) between October 2016 and March 2018 due to RTIs. During admission, mobile phone use at the time of the accident was investigated. The controls were drivers observed at various locations citywide. A logistic regression model was constructed to estimate the association between mobile phone use while driving and sustaining RTIs. We included 318 cases and 1700 controls. For the cases, using a mobile phone was associated with higher severity and prevalence of disability. In addition, using a mobile phone while driving is associated with 44% higher odds of incurring a severe RTI ( = 0.04). Mobile phone use while driving is prevalent in Riyadh and pose a significant threat of disability. In addition, the low prevalence of seatbelt use is alarming and requires significant improvement. Prevention programs may use these findings to educate the public and policymakers and to advocate for increased visibility of enforcement to reduce RTIs and improve population health.
道路交通事故伤害（RTI）是沙特阿拉伯的第三大死因。开车时使用手机与分心驾驶有关，可能导致 RTI。由于经验数据有限，我们在利雅得的受伤患者和社区对照中调查了手机使用与 RTI 之间的关联。病例为 2016 年 10 月至 2018 年 3 月期间因 RTI 入住阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王医疗城（KAMC）的患者。在住院期间，调查了事故发生时使用手机的情况。对照是在全市各个地点观察到的司机。构建了逻辑回归模型来估计开车时使用手机与发生 RTI 之间的关联。我们纳入了 318 例病例和 1700 例对照。对于病例，使用手机与更高的严重程度和残疾患病率相关。此外，开车时使用手机与严重 RTI 的发生几率增加 44%相关（=0.04）。在利雅得，开车时使用手机很普遍，对残疾构成重大威胁。此外，安全带使用率低令人震惊，需要显著提高。预防计划可以利用这些发现来教育公众和政策制定者，并倡导增加执法力度，以减少 RTI 并改善人口健康。
