Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 11 issue 1 2021
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Patterns of road traffic accident, nature of related injuries, and post-crash outcome determinants in western Ethiopia - a hospital based study
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Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 11 issue 1 2021
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Patterns of road traffic accident, nature of related injuries, and post-crash outcome determinants in western Ethiopia - a hospital based study
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Patterns of road traffic accident, nature of related injuries, and post-crash outcome determinants in western Ethiopia - a hospital based study
Subject
Road traffic accident
Severity
Patterns
Outcomes
Determinants
Western Ethiopia
Severity
Patterns
Outcomes
Determinants
Western Ethiopia
Description
Introduction: Ethiopia is one of the countries with the worst road traffic accident records in the world and it ranks
second among east African countries. There have not been sufficient studies that mainly reflect the post-crash
determinants of deaths and this study was therefore done to assess the overall nature of injuries and the postcrash
outcome determinants of road the traffic accident in western part of Ethiopia.
Methods: This was a hospital-based prospective study conducted from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 using
an area sampling technique. Five administrative zones in west Ethiopia were initially selected as a geographical
cluster; out of which, four zones were randomly selected. Then, a total of four hospitals were conveniently
selected. Finally, 327 people injured in road traffic accidents and brought to the selected hospitals were
consecutively included.
Results: Overall, 189 (66.1%) of the casualties have sustained multiple injuries and 65 (24.0%) of them have got
severe injuries. About 38.8% and 13.6% have respectively died and discharged with permanent disabilities. A
longer distance from receiving hospital (AOR: 1.4, 95% CI [0.48–4.08]), singleness in the number of injury (AOR:
4.3, 95% CI [2.08–9.8]), and lack of receiving pre-hospital care (AOR: 4.072, 95% CI [1.197–13.85]) had statistical
associations with increased number of death. On the other hand, injured people who were taken to the
hospitals by police officers (AOR: 0.371, 95% CI [0.160–0.860]) than emergency medical technicians and those
who were transported by other vehicles (AOR: 2. 58, 95% CI [1.21–5.52]) than ambulance have ironically
survived more.
Conclusion: This study concludes that the road traffic accidents related deaths occur largely due to the seriousness
of injuries and are exacerbated by lack of adequate pre-hospital emergency care services, costing the lives of
many Ethiopians.
second among east African countries. There have not been sufficient studies that mainly reflect the post-crash
determinants of deaths and this study was therefore done to assess the overall nature of injuries and the postcrash
outcome determinants of road the traffic accident in western part of Ethiopia.
Methods: This was a hospital-based prospective study conducted from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 using
an area sampling technique. Five administrative zones in west Ethiopia were initially selected as a geographical
cluster; out of which, four zones were randomly selected. Then, a total of four hospitals were conveniently
selected. Finally, 327 people injured in road traffic accidents and brought to the selected hospitals were
consecutively included.
Results: Overall, 189 (66.1%) of the casualties have sustained multiple injuries and 65 (24.0%) of them have got
severe injuries. About 38.8% and 13.6% have respectively died and discharged with permanent disabilities. A
longer distance from receiving hospital (AOR: 1.4, 95% CI [0.48–4.08]), singleness in the number of injury (AOR:
4.3, 95% CI [2.08–9.8]), and lack of receiving pre-hospital care (AOR: 4.072, 95% CI [1.197–13.85]) had statistical
associations with increased number of death. On the other hand, injured people who were taken to the
hospitals by police officers (AOR: 0.371, 95% CI [0.160–0.860]) than emergency medical technicians and those
who were transported by other vehicles (AOR: 2. 58, 95% CI [1.21–5.52]) than ambulance have ironically
survived more.
Conclusion: This study concludes that the road traffic accidents related deaths occur largely due to the seriousness
of injuries and are exacerbated by lack of adequate pre-hospital emergency care services, costing the lives of
many Ethiopians.
Creator
Ashenafi Habte Woyessa , Worku Dechasa Heyi , Nesru Hiko Ture , Burtukan Kebede Moti
Source
www.elsevier.com/locate/afjem
Publisher
elsevier
Date
5 September 2020
Contributor
peri irawan
Format
pdf
Language
english
Type
text
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Ashenafi Habte Woyessa , Worku Dechasa Heyi , Nesru Hiko Ture , Burtukan Kebede Moti, “Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 11 issue 1 2021
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Patterns of road traffic accident, nature of related injuries, and post-crash outcome determinants in western Ethiopia - a hospital based study,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 27, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2494.
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Patterns of road traffic accident, nature of related injuries, and post-crash outcome determinants in western Ethiopia - a hospital based study,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 27, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2494.