title: Burden of transportation injuries among children and adolescents of Fars province: analysis of Iran's 20-year trends.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Transportation injuries are among the top ten causes of burden of disease in all age groups worldwide. The burden of transportation injuries among children and adolescents in Iran is higher than the world average and that of other developing countries. The aims of this study were to investigate the burden of transportation injuries in children and adolescents in the province of Fars in Iran from 2009 to 2013, and to report the burden of these kinds of injuries in children and adolescents in Iran from 1990 to 2010.
  
  
  METHODS
  The number of deaths due to transportation injuries and the location of fatal injuries in the province of Fars in Iran from 2009 to 2013 were analyzed using data from the Fars Forensic Medicine Organization. The 20-year trend in the burden of transportation injuries in Iran was analyzed using data from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Similarly to the long-term trend in Iran, the burden of transportation injuries among the male population of Fars province was generally higher than in females. Most fatal accident injuries occurred on roads (males: n=4151, 61.51%; females: n=1182, 65.95%) and in urban areas (males: n=1994, 29.54%; females: n=473, 26.40%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Considering that children and adolescents are high risk groups for transportation injuries, adopting an effective comprehensive multi-sectoral approach, including enacting and enforcing appropriate laws and regulations, developing general knowledge, and facilitating the availability of Personal protective equipment, could be helpful for reducing the burden of these injuries.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Social Determinants of Health, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran ; Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Taghi
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Heydari
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Social Determinants of Health, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.
authors.forename: Yaser
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sarikhani
authors.affiliation: Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Kamran Bagheri
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Lankarani
authors.affiliation: Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Khabaz
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Shirazi
keywords: Adolescent; Burden of diseases; Child; Transportation injuries