Fatal Road Traffic Accidents and Associated Factors in North Shewa Zone, Central Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

IF 1.5 Q3 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI:10.4314/ejhs.v33i6.7
Tilahun Deresse, Akine Eshete, Minyahil Hailu, Megbar Dessalegn
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Background: Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are among the top three global causes of death among people aged 15 to 44 years. More importantly, it is the main cause of death and permanent disability among young people aged 15 to 29 years. This study aimed to assess the magnitude of fatal traffic accidents and the factors associated with them in the North Shewa Zone, Central Ethiopia, from 2013 to 2018.

Method: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted in all registered RTAs from July 2013 to June 2018 that had full documentation. The data extraction tool was developed based on the daily RTA registration book format that was utilized. Data was entered into Epi-data version 3.1 and then exported to SPSS version 21 for analysis. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the relationship between the factors and the fatality of RTA. P-values less than 0.05 were reported as statistically significant.

Results: Among 846 RTAs studied, 351 (41.5%) were found fatal, while 495 (58.5%) caused non-fatal injuries. Failure to give priority to pedestrians was 2.8 times (AOR = 2.8, 95% CI: 1.3, 5.9) more likely to cause fatal RTAs than drivers who failed to maintain distance between vehicles. Pedestrians were 2.7 times (AOR = 2.7, 95% CI: 1.1, 6.7) more likely to die in RTAs than drivers.

Conclusion: The fatality of RTA was high. Failure to give priority to pedestrians and being a pedestrian were strong predictors of death. The North Shewa Zone Traffic Police Department and police officers should focus on enforcing traffic safety laws.

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背景:道路交通事故(RTA)是造成 15 至 44 岁人群死亡的全球三大原因之一。更重要的是,它是造成 15 至 29 岁年轻人死亡和永久性残疾的主要原因。本研究旨在评估 2013 年至 2018 年埃塞俄比亚中部北谢瓦区致命交通事故的严重程度及其相关因素:对 2013 年 7 月至 2018 年 6 月期间登记在册的所有有完整记录的道路交通事故进行了一项基于机构的横断面研究。数据提取工具是根据日常使用的 RTA 登记簿格式开发的。数据被输入 Epi-data 3.1 版,然后导出到 SPSS 21 版进行分析。采用逻辑回归分析法评估各因素与道路交通意外死亡之间的关系。P值小于0.05为具有统计学意义:在研究的 846 起道路交通意外中,有 351 起(41.5%)造成死亡,495 起(58.5%)造成非致命伤。与未能保持车距的驾驶员相比,未能优先照顾行人导致道路交通意外死亡的几率是后者的 2.8 倍(AOR = 2.8,95% CI:1.3, 5.9)。行人在道路交通事故中死亡的可能性是司机的 2.7 倍(AOR = 2.7,95% CI:1.1,6.7):结论:RTA 的死亡率很高。未优先照顾行人和行人是死亡的主要预测因素。北舍瓦区交警部门和警察应重点执行交通安全法。
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Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences
Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES-
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12 weeks
期刊介绍: Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences is a general health science journal addressing clinical medicine, public health and biomedical sciences. Rarely, it covers veterinary medicine
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