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Risk factors for being the at-fault driver: A case–control study |
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| Authors: | Mohammad Fararouei Zahra Sedaghat Seyed Javad Sadat |
| Institution: | 1. HIV/AIDS Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran;2. Research Center for Health Sciences, Department Epidemiology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;3. Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran |
| Abstract: | Objective: It is estimated that road traffic accidents are globally responsible for approximately 1.2 million deaths and 20 to 50 million injuries. About 70% of traffic incidences (TIs) occur in developing countries and among countries with high TI rates; Iran is the first. The aim of this study was to measure the association between being responsible for a traffic accident and some vehicle, human; and environmental related factors in Yasuj, a city with a high incidence of road traffic injuries and deaths in Iran. Methods: This is a time-, date-, and place-matched case–control study conducted in 2015 using all traffic accidents registered and investigated by police during 2012. In total, 194 drivers were considered the at-fault driver in a traffic accident and the 194 drivers in the same collisions were included in the analysis. Results: Based on the results from multivariate conditional logistic regression, significant associations between vehicle maneuver (ORTurn to right or left/Moving forward = 11.10, 95% confidence interval CI], 1.77–69.58, P = .01) and age (odds ratio OR] = 1.11, 95% CI, 1.004–1.22, P = .04) and the chance of being an at-fault driver were found. Conclusion: Driver behavior–related interventions including training and law enforcement seem to be more effective in reducing road traffic accidents in Iran. |
| Keywords: | Road traffic accident at-fault driver vehicle maneuver |