Perceived factors associated with boda-boda (motorcycle) accidents in Kampala, Uganda

Siya, Aggrey; Ssentongo, Benard; Abila, Derrick Bary; Kato, Arthur Martin; Onyuth, Howard; Mutekanga, Denis; Aryampika, Edmand; Lukwa, Akim Tafadzwa

doi:10.1080/15389588.2019.1658084

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“…In Uganda, motorcycle transportation (– locally known as boda–boda riding) is a booming business, mainly operated by young people, and our results have shown road traffic accidents as the leading causes of death in this category. Therefore, the considerable contribution of injuries in this age group could be associated with the increase in motorist accidents in the country, where victims can either be riders or passengers or both [ 34 , 35 ].…”

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Estimation of cause-specific mortality in Rakai, Uganda, using verbal autopsy 1999-2019

Nabukalu,

Calazans,

Marston

et al. 2024

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Background There are scant data on the causes of adult deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. We estimated the level and trends in adult mortality, overall and by different causes, in rural Rakai, Uganda, by age, sex, and HIV status. Objectives To estimate and analyse adult cause-specific mortality trends in Rakai, Uganda. Methodology Mortality information by cause, age, sex, and HIV status was recorded in the Rakai Community Cohort study using verbal autopsy interviews, HIV serosurveys, and residency data. We estimated the average number of years lived in adulthood. Using demographic decomposition methods, we estimated the contribution of each cause of death to adult mortality based on the average number of years lived in adulthood. Results Between 1999 and 2019, 63082 adults (15–60 years) were censused, with 1670 deaths registered. Of these, 1656 (99.2%) had completed cause of death data from verbal autopsy. The crude adult death rate was 5.60 (95% confidence interval (CI): 5.33–5.87) per 1000 person-years of observation (pyo). The crude death rate decreased from 11.41 (95% CI: 10.61–12.28) to 3.27 (95% CI: 2.89–3.68) per 1000 pyo between 1999–2004 and 2015–2019. The average number of years lived in adulthood increased in people living with HIV and decreased in HIV-negative individuals between 2000 and 2019. Communicable diseases, primarily HIV and Malaria, had the biggest decreases, which improved the average number of years lived by approximately extra 12 years of life in females and 6 years in males. There were increases in deaths due to non-communicable diseases and external causes, which reduced the average number of years lived in adulthood by 2.0 years and 1.5 years in females and males, respectively. Conclusion There has been a significant decline in overall mortality from 1999 to 2019, with the greatest decline seen in people living with HIV since the availability of antiretroviral therapy in 2004. By 2020, the predominant causes of death among females were non-communicable diseases, with external causes of death dominating in males.

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Estimation of cause-specific mortality in Rakai, Uganda, using verbal autopsy 1999-2019

Nabukalu,

Calazans,

Marston

et al. 2024

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“…This could be linked to males being more active within occupational sectors characterized by high risk. For example, most commercial motorcycle drivers (a high risk occupation) in Uganda are male ( Siya et al, 2019 ).…”

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Hyperglycemia in severe traumatic brain injury patients and its association with thirty-day mortality: a prospective observational cohort study in Uganda

Matovu

Kirya

Galukande

et al. 2021

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Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a growing public health concern that can be complicated with an acute stress response. This response may be assessed by monitoring blood glucose levels but this is not routine in remote settings. There is a paucity of data on the prevalence of hyperglycemia and variables associated with mortality after severe TBI in Uganda. Objective We aimed to determine the prevalence of hyperglycemia in patients with severe TBI and variables associated with 30-day mortality at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Uganda. Methods We consecutively enrolled a cohort 99 patients patients with severe TBI. Serum glucose levels were measured at admission and after 24 h. Other study variables included: mechanism of injury, CT findings, location and size of hematoma, and socio-demographics. The main outcome was mortality after 30 days of management and this was compared in patients with hyperglycemia more than 11.1 mmol/L to those without. Results Most patients (92.9%) were male aged 18–30 years (47%). Road Traffic Collisions were the most common cause of severe TBI (64.7%) followed by assault (17.1%) and falls (8.1%). Nearly one in six patients were admitted with hyperglycemia more than 11.1 mmol/L. The mortality rate in severe TBI patients with hyperglycemia was 68.8% (OR 1.47; 95% CI [0.236–9.153]; P = 0.063) against 43.7% in those without hyperglycemia. The presence of hypothermia (OR 10.17; 95% CI [1.574–65.669]; P = 0.015) and convulsions (OR 5.64; 95% CI [1.541–19.554]; P = 0.009) were significant predictors of mortality. Conclusion Hypothermia and convulsions at admission were major predictors of mortality in severe TBI. Early hyperglycemia following severe TBI appears to occur with a tendency towards high mortality. These findings justify routine glucose monitoring and could form the basis for establishing a blood sugar control protocol for such patients in remote settings.

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“…In some places, using a Boda‐Boda is the only alternative to walking (Öbom, 2020, p. 13), making it the most widespread form of short‐distance transport in Uganda, and an important economic sector, employing almost 3% of the county's population in 2014 (UNBS, 2016, p. 29). Recently, however, Boda‐Bodas have been criticised for disobeying traffic rules, causing accidents (Siya et al, 2019; Tumwesigye et al, 2016) and are suspected of harbouring criminal elements (Wanume et al, 2019, p. 2).…”

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The fast and the victorious: Mobility, motorcyclists and political mobilisation in Uganda

Möller

Doevenspeck

2023

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As in other African countries, activists in Uganda play an important role during political campaigns. Monetary handouts, called ‘transport refund’, often facilitate their participation. Although these handouts often cover more than just the costs of transportation, the label indicates that mobility is seen as an important financial item for campaign activists. Despite this, little has been published about the role that mobility plays in the processes of political mobilisation in Africa. This article therefore examines mobility as an important yet neglected aspect of political mobilisation by evaluating the role of motorcycle taxi riders during elections in Uganda. Usually referred to as Boda‐Bodas, they are essential short‐distance transport providers in the country. Beyond that, being Boda‐Boda has become a way of survival, a form of social organisation, and a promise that every youth can make a living if he dares to face the dangers of the country's accident‐prone roads. Politicians have since discovered the potential of these bold young men and recruit them en masse ahead of elections. Based on fieldwork conducted between 2018 and 2022, this paper examines the unique mobilities inherent in Boda‐Bodas. It finds that characteristic mobilities enable their movements as transport providers and argues that these mobilities also enhance political rallies. Boda‐Boda motorcycle riders have therefore become a crucial activist group during political campaigns in Uganda.

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Perceived factors associated with boda-boda (motorcycle) accidents in Kampala, Uganda

Cited by 9 publications

References 28 publications

Estimation of cause-specific mortality in Rakai, Uganda, using verbal autopsy 1999-2019

Estimation of cause-specific mortality in Rakai, Uganda, using verbal autopsy 1999-2019

Hyperglycemia in severe traumatic brain injury patients and its association with thirty-day mortality: a prospective observational cohort study in Uganda

The fast and the victorious: Mobility, motorcyclists and political mobilisation in Uganda

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