| A cost benefit analysis of an enhanced seat belt enforcement program in South Africa. | |
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PMID: 15805439 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To examine whether a program to increase the wearing of seat belts in a South African urban area would be worthwhile in societal terms. DESIGN: A cost benefit analysis of a one year enhanced seat belt enforcement program in eThekwini (Durban) Municipality. METHODS: Data were drawn from two main sources--a 1998 study of the cost of road crashes in South Africa and, given the absence of other data, a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of various types of interventions to reduce road crash casualties in the United States--and were analyzed using cost benefit analysis. RESULTS: A program designed to enforce greater wearing of seat belts, estimated to cost 2 million rand in one year, could be reasonably expected to increase seat belt usage rates by 16 percentage points and reduce fatalities and injuries by 9.5%. This would result in saved social costs of 13.6 million rand in the following year or a net present value of 11.6 million rand. There would also be favorable consequences for municipal finances. CONCLUSIONS: Investment in a program to increase seat belt wearing rates is highly profitable in societal terms. |
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Authors:
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G T Harris; I A Olukoga |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention Volume: 11 ISSN: 1353-8047 ISO Abbreviation: Inj. Prev. Publication Date: 2005 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-04-04 Completed Date: 2005-07-05 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9510056 Medline TA: Inj Prev Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 102-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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School of Economics & Management, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa. harrisg1@ukzn.ac.za |
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Accidents, Traffic
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mortality Cost-Benefit Analysis / methods Humans Law Enforcement / methods* Program Evaluation / methods Seat Belts / economics* South Africa / epidemiology Urban Health Wounds and Injuries / epidemiology*, mortality |
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