Citation

Park K, Hwang SS, Lee JS, Kim Y, Kwon S. Asia Pac. J. Public Health 2010; 22(3): 320-331.

Affiliation

Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1010539510361514

PMID

21212048

Abstract

This study determines the individual and areal risk factors for road traffic injury deaths in South Korea. The risk factors that influence road traffic injury deaths are defined by multilevel Poisson regression analysis. It is seen that not only demographic factors but also individual educational level, which represents socioeconomic status, influences road traffic injury deaths. The material deprivation index, which represents areal socioeconomic status, and W statistics, as a measure of the quality of the emergency medical system in an area, also influence road traffic injury deaths. Based on this study, the most vulnerable group for road traffic injury deaths is elderly men with a low level of education who live in the most deprived areas. Therefore, preventive policies focusing on both these areas and this population demographic should be established.

Language: en