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Socioeconomic Status, Health and Life-Style Settings as Psychosocial Risk Factors for Road Crashes in Young People: Assessing the Colombian Case

Luis MontoroFrancisco AlonsoAndrea SergeJohana Quiroz Montoya

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MaleAutomobile Drivingmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesislcsh:MedicinePoison controlColombiaArticleOccupational safety and healthsocioeconomic status03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinetraffic safetyRisk FactorsEnvironmental healthInjury preventionmedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineSocial determinants of healthEpidemiologiaLife StyleSocioeconomic statusSeguretat viàriaPublic healthlcsh:Rpublic healthAccidents TrafficPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthHuman factors and ergonomicsSalut públicaCross-Sectional StudiesSocial ClassFemaleepidemiologyPsychologyPsychosocialhuman activities030217 neurology & neurosurgery

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The social determinants of health influence both psychosocial risks and protective factors, especially in high-demanding contexts, such as the mobility of drivers and non-drivers. Recent evidence suggests that exploring socioeconomic status (SES), health and lifestyle-related factors might contribute to a better understanding of road traffic crashes (RTCs). Thus, the aim of this study was to construct indices for the assessment of crash rates and mobility patterns among young Colombians who live in the central region of the country. The specific objectives were developing SES, health and lifestyle indices, and assessing the self-reported RTCs and mobility features depending on these indices. A sample of 561 subjects participated in this cross-sectional study. Through a reduction approach of Principal Component Analysis (PCA), three indices were constructed. Mean and frequency differences were contrasted for the self-reported mobility, crash rates, age, and gender. As a result, SES, health and lifestyle indices explained between 56.3&ndash

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-01-20
10.3390/ijerph18030886https://hdl.handle.net/10550/78241