Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on road traffic injuries in Iran: An interrupted time-series analysis.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science
    • Subject Terms:
      COVID-19*/epidemiology ; COVID-19*/mortality ; Accidents, Traffic*/statistics & numerical data ; Accidents, Traffic*/mortality ; Interrupted Time Series Analysis* ; Pandemics*; Humans ; Iran/epidemiology ; SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification ; Retrospective Studies ; Wounds and Injuries/epidemiology ; Quarantine
    • Abstract:
      Introduction: Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the number of road accidents and deaths caused by them. The present study aimed to identify the effect of this epidemic on traffic accidents and their casualties in Iran.
      Methods: In this study, Interrupted Time Series Analysis (ITSA) was used in a semi-experimental design to measure the impact of the restrictive policies of COVID-19 on road accidents. Data were collected retrospectively from the Iran Red Crescent Society data set for 31 provinces from March 2017 to February 2022. The information related to the number of road accidents, injuries, deaths, and deaths in the hospital was collected. The Newey-West method is used for estimation. Statistical analyses were carried out using R software version 3.6.1.
      Results: Since February 2020 in Iran, the reduction in the number of road accidents and the number of injuries and deaths in these accidents was significant at 5% but the reduction of deaths in the scene and hospital was significant at 10%. In general, for all variables, the reduction trend was established only in the first months, and then it had an upward trend.
      Conclusion: In the early months of the COVID-19 epidemic in Iran, the number of road accidents and their casualties decreased. Policies restricting traffic, quarantine, and fines for violators can be reasons for changing people's behavior and travel patterns and also lead to a reduction in traffic accidents and fatalities. Such studies can explain the importance of the policies in changing behavioural patterns and can be used as a guide in future policies.
      Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
      (Copyright: © 2024 Kolivand et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
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    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20240617 Date Completed: 20240617 Latest Revision: 20240619
    • Publication Date:
      20240619
    • Accession Number:
      PMC11182493
    • Accession Number:
      10.1371/journal.pone.0305081
    • Accession Number:
      38885239