ON SOME SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DECEASED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS WOMEN IN PLOVDIV REGION OF REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA


Authors: Momchil Mavrov, Assoc. Prof. Ivan Novakov, PhD, Dr. Marin Baltov MD, Dr. Stela Yancheva
Keywords: Traffic, Accidents, Mortality, Women, Plovdiv

Abstract:
In the recent years there is an increase of road traffic and with it – an increase in the number of road accidents. Parallel to that there is an increase in the number of women injured in road accidents.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the present work is to study the dynamics of female mortality in road crashes, the social image and role of victims in road accidents.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: the subject of the survey was the women, who died in traffic accidents in Plovdiv region for the period between 2000 and 2014, registered and autopsied at the department of Forensic Medicine at the St. George University Multi-Profile Hospital for Active Treatment in Plovdiv. For processing of the results the historical, statistical and graphical analysis were used.
RESULTS: The research includes 323 women, who died in road accidents in Plovdiv region between 2000 and 2014. The dynamics of female mortality during the period is wavy and irregular with a tendency to decrease in recent years. 72,85±4,93% of them live in the cities of Plovdiv region and 22,68±4,65% in the villages. Most of the deceased women are over 65 years old /33,23±5,23%/ and young people aged 19 to 44 /31,63±5,16%/. The majority of the deceased women are pedestrians (43.45 ± 5.49%) and passengers in the motor vehicles (41.85 ± 5.47%).
CONCLUSION: Traffic accidents continue to be a serious threat to the lives of older women, pedestrians and traveling young women.Download article