Journal article
Road Traffic Injuries and the Built Environment in Bogotá, Colombia, 2015-2019: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Journal of urban health, v 101(4), pp 815-826
01 Aug 2024
PMID: 38589673
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Abstract
Nine in 10 road traffic deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Despite this disproportionate burden, few studies have examined built environment correlates of road traffic injury in these settings, including in Latin America. We examined road traffic collisions in Bogota, Colombia, occurring between 2015 and 2019, and assessed the association between neighborhood-level built environment features and pedestrian injury and death. We used descriptive statistics to characterize all police-reported road traffic collisions that occurred in Bogota between 2015 and 2019. Cluster detection was used to identify spatial clustering of pedestrian collisions. Adjusted multivariate Poisson regression models were fit to examine associations between several neighborhood-built environment features and rate of pedestrian road traffic injury and death. A total of 173,443 police-reported traffic collisions occurred in Bogota between 2015 and 2019. Pedestrians made up about 25% of road traffic injuries and 50% of road traffic deaths in Bogota between 2015 and 2019. Pedestrian collisions were spatially clustered in the southwestern region of Bogota. Neighborhoods with more street trees (RR, 0.90; 95% CI, 0.82-0.98), traffic signals (0.89, 0.81-0.99), and bus stops (0.89, 0.82-0.97) were associated with lower pedestrian road traffic deaths. Neighborhoods with greater density of large roads were associated with higher pedestrian injury. Our findings highlight the potential for pedestrian-friendly infrastructure to promote safer interactions between pedestrians and motorists in Bogota and in similar urban contexts globally.
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- Title
- Road Traffic Injuries and the Built Environment in Bogotá, Colombia, 2015-2019: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
- Creators
- Hiwot Y. Zewdie - University of WashingtonOlga Lucia Sarmiento - Universidad de Los AndesJose David Pinzon - Pontificia Universidad JaverianaMaria A. Wilches-Mogollon - Universidad de Los AndesPablo Andres Arbelaez - Universidad de Los AndesLaura Baldovino-Chiquillo - Universidad de Los AndesDario Hidalgo - Pontificia Universidad JaverianaLuis Angel Guzman - Universidad de Los AndesStephen J. Mooney - University of WashingtonQuynh C. Nguyen - University of Maryland, College ParkTolga Tasdizen - University of UtahAlex Quistberg - Drexel University, Environmental and Occupational HealthD. Alex Quistberg - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of urban health, v 101(4), pp 815-826
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 12
- Grant note
- K01TW011782; 3K01TW011782-01S1; T32ES015459; TL1TR002318 / National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Environmental and Occupational Health
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001198505400001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85189911075
- Other Identifier
- 991022025835804721
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