Estimating road traffic injuries in Jinja district, Uganda, using the capture-recapture method

Magoola, Joseph; Kobusingye, Olive; Bachani, Abdulgafoor M.; Tumwesigye, Nazarius Mbona; Kimuli, Derrick; Paichadze, Nino

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The relationship between illnesses and medical drug consumption with the occurrence of traffic accidents among truck and bus drivers in Tehran, Iran

Khoshakhlagh

Yazdanirad

Laal

et al. 2019

Chinese Journal of Traumatology

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Purpose To determine the relationship of illnesses and medical drug consumption with the occurrence of traffic accidents among truck and bus drivers. Methods This is a cross-sectional study on truck and bus drivers in Tehran, Iran. The criteria for participating in this study were: married males over 30 years old, driving license in grade one, five years of job experience, mental health and non-addiction license. The criterion for not participating in this study was the lack of cooperation in responding to the questions. Six months was spent to collect the latest five years data of driving accidents from 2011 to 2016. A total of 323 truck and bus drivers in Tehran city and the suburbs, Iran were chosen. Among them, 112 were responsible for accidents (accident group) while 211 were not responsible for any accidents or involved in an accident in the last five years (non-accident group). A specially designed questionnaire was used to investigate the demographic information, medical drug consumption, medical backgrounds and history of accidents. Results The results revealed that compared with healthy subjects, the occurrence of accidents among people with diabetes ( OR = 2.3, p = 0.001) and vision weakness ( OR = 1.7, p = 0.020) was significantly higher, while that among people with cardiac ( OR = 0.5, p = 0.002) and hypertension ( OR = 0.9, p = 0.048) problems was remarkably lower. Moreover, consumption of Gemfibrozil ( OR = 1.8, p = 0.010) and Glibenclamide ( OR = 2.2, p = 0.002) drugs resulted in significantly higher incidence of accidents than those without. Conclusion Frequencies of illnesses like cardiovascular and hypertension were not higher in accident drivers than in non-accident drivers; but diabetes, vision weakness and consumption of Gemfibrozil and Glibenclamide lead to more traffic accidents.

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“…However, results of studies show that the consumption of some drugs can temporarily cause the weakness and other disorders of vision. 4 , 25 , 26 …”

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“…People are evaluated for visual impairment before they receive a driver certificate and they may have a good vision. However, results of studies show that the consumption of some drugs can temporarily cause the weakness and other disorders of vision 4, 25, 26…”

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The relationship between illnesses and medical drug consumption with the occurrence of traffic accidents among truck and bus drivers in Tehran, Iran

Khoshakhlagh

Yazdanirad

Laal

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Chinese Journal of Traumatology

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“…There is growing recognition of the road traffic injury burden in Uganda [8][9][10][11] . As a result, substantial research has been generated on RTI determinants [12][13][14] , estimation of pedestrian injury burden [15][16][17] , the road traffic injury distribution 18 and road safety measures [19][20][21] . However, there is a dearth of research on understanding why pedestrian injuries and death continue.…”

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State of pedestrian road safety in Uganda: a qualitative study of existing interventions

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Namatovu²,

Biribawa³

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Background: Pedestrians in Uganda account for 40% of road traffic fatalities and 25% of serious injuries annually. We explored the current pedestrian road traffic injury interventions in Uganda to understand why pedestrian injuries and deaths continue despite the presence of interventions. Methods: We conducted a qualitative study that involved a desk review of road safety policy, regulatory documents, and reports. We supplemented the document review with 14 key informant interviews and 4 focus group discussions with par- ticipants involved in road safety. Qualitative thematic content analysis was done using ATLAS. ti 7 software. Results: Five thematic topics emerged. Specifically, Uganda had a Non-Motorized Transport Policy whose implementation revealed several gaps. The needs of pedestrians and contextual evidence were ignored in road systems. The key program- matic challenges in pedestrian road safety management included inadequate funding, lack of political support, and lack of stakeholder collaboration. There was no evidence of plans for monitoring and evaluation of the various pedestrian road safety interventions. Conclusion: The research revealed low prioritization of pedestrian needs in the design, implementation, and evaluation of pedestrian road safety interventions. Addressing Uganda’s pedestrian needs requires concerted efforts to coordinate all road safety activities, political commitment, and budgetary support at all levels. Keywords: Pedestrian; safety intervention; qualitative; Uganda.

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“…Considerable research exists on a narrow range of pedestrian interventions and is largely focused on the magnitude, trends and patterns of pedestrian fatalities and injuries (8–12). Stimulating country action to address the problem of pedestrian safety requires an understanding of the wider policy environment and intervention impediments before prioritizing interventions and creating a plan of action.…”

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State of pedestrian road safety in Uganda: are interventions failing or absent?

Osuret

Namatovu

Biribawa

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16 Introduction: In Uganda, pedestrians are the most frequently injured category of road 17 users, accounting for 40% of road traffic fatalities and 25% of serious injuries every year. There 18 is paucity of information on existing pedestrian interventions and challenges that affect their 19 implementation in Uganda. In this paper, we ascertain the state of pedestrian road safety 20 interventions in Uganda and explore the challenges in the process of design, implementation, 21 monitoring and evaluation of existing interventions. 22 Methods: We conducted a qualitative study that started with a desk review of existing 23 policy documents, police statistics, media reports, non-governmental organization reports, and 24 published research. We supplemented the review with 14 key informant interviews and 4 focus 25 group discussions. Participants were drawn from various agencies and stakeholders 26 responsible for road safety. In total, we collected and synthesized data on the design, 27 implementation, and evaluation of pedestrian safety interventions from 25 documents. Data 28 were analyzed using qualitative thematic content analysis. 29 Results: The National Road Safety Council within the Ministry of Works and Transport is 30 the lead agency tasked with coordinating all road safety efforts, while the Uganda Police is 31 largely engaged in enforcing pedestrian safety. We identified several existing policies and 32 regulations for pedestrian safety like the Non-Motorized Transport policy whose 33 implementation has been inadequate. Implementation is constrained by weak institutional 34 capacity and limited resources. Moreover, road safety stakeholders operated in silos and this 35 hindered efforts to coordinate pedestrian safety activities. Interventions like road designs were 36 implemented with limited reference to any supporting data and therefore did not cater for 37 pedestrian needs. 3 38 Conclusion: There are interventions targeting pedestrian safety in Uganda, but 39 effective implementation is lacking or failing due to constraints related to weak institutional 40 capacity. This necessitates strategies to mobilize resources to strengthen the capacity of the 41 lead agency to effectively coordinate road safety interventions. 42

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Estimating road traffic injuries in Jinja district, Uganda, using the capture-recapture method

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The relationship between illnesses and medical drug consumption with the occurrence of traffic accidents among truck and bus drivers in Tehran, Iran

The relationship between illnesses and medical drug consumption with the occurrence of traffic accidents among truck and bus drivers in Tehran, Iran

State of pedestrian road safety in Uganda: a qualitative study of existing interventions

State of pedestrian road safety in Uganda: are interventions failing or absent?

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