title: [Epidemiological profile of traffic-related disability in Peru, 2012].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the epidemiological profile of people living with disabilities due to traffic accidents (TA) in Peru.
  
  
  METHODS
  Secondary analysis of the National Survey Specialized on Disability (ENEDIS) of 2012 and an ecological analysis of TA records of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications was done.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Disability by traffic accidents (DAT) was reported by 49,036 persons; 81.3% of whom live in urban areas. The most frequent disability was limited locomotion and skill (77.4%), followed by visual impairment (22.9%). Dependence for activities was reported in 44.7% of persons with disabilities. The regions with the highest prevalence of TA have a higher prevalence of disability by traffic accidents (Spearman coefficient: 0.426, p=0.034).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most of disability due to TA is found in urban areas, correspond to males and consist of persons in economically productive age. The most common form of disability is in locomotion. Most of individuals do not receive any form of rehabilitation, which accentuates health inequity related to traffic accidents.
authors.affiliation: Departamento Académico de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez
authors.affiliation: Oficina General de Investigación y Transferencia Tecnológica, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Romaní
authors.affiliation: Instituto Peruano de Investigación en Ciencias Médicas, Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wong-Chero
authors.affiliation: Sociedad Científica de San Fernando, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Juan José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Montenegro-Idrogo
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult