[Prevalence of non-fatal road traffic injuries in Mexico: results from ENSANUT 2006].
OBJECTIVE
To determine non-fatal road traffic injuries (NFRTI) prevalence and its distribution in Mexico.


METHODS
Data from ENSANUT Survey 2006 were used. Using simple random sampling, one adult, one adolescent and one child were selected in each household, constituting a final sample of 94,197 representing an N of 102,886,482 people. The dependent variable was the prevalence of road traffic injuries (RTI) during the 12 months prior to the survey.


RESULTS
The general accident prevalence was 6.0%; 16.7% corresponded to NFRTI. Men in the 20 to 44 age group living in urban areas and with high socioeconomic status had a higher RTI prevalence (p<0.05). Jalisco, Aguascalientes and Sonora were states with the highest prevalence of RTI, while Guerrero, Michoacan and Oaxaca were those with the lowest.


CONCLUSIONS
NFRTI are frequent in Mexico and they are concentrated among men in productive ages in urban areas; they are associated with socioeconomic status at the individual level and with the state's development at the population level.
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Centro de Investigación en Sistemas de Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
Medina-Solís
Carlo E
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Pérez-Núñez
Ricardo
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Híjar-Medina
Martha
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Aracena-Genao
Belkis
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Hidalgo-Solórzano
Elisa
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Palma-Coca
Oswaldo
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology