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ArticleJournal of public health in Africa2023

Understanding the factors of road crash severity in Benin: a matched case-control study.

Donatien Daddah, Yolaine Glèlè Ahanhanzo, Alphonse Kpozehouen, Bella Hounkpe Dos-Santos, Emmanuel Bonnet, Alain Levêque, Yves Coppieters

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Article in Journal of public health in Africa, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Donatien DaddahRegional Institute of Public Health-Ouidah, Benin.
Yolaine Glèlè AhanhanzoRegional Institute of Public Health-Ouidah, Benin.
Alphonse KpozehouenRegional Institute of Public Health-Ouidah, Benin.
Bella Hounkpe Dos-SantosRegional Institute of Public Health-Ouidah, Benin.
Emmanuel BonnetInstitute for Research on Sustainable Development (Prodig CNRS - IRD), Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, AgroParisTech, Aubervilliers, France.
Alain LevêqueSchool of Public Health, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
Yves CoppietersSchool of Public Health, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
Université Libre de Bruxelles · BERegional Health · USCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: In Benin, due to the unavailability of comprehensive data on road crashes, road safety policies are mainly based on partial statistics provided by the police. These remain unreliable in terms of injury severity and risk factors. This study aims to determine the factors influencing the severity of injuries after a road crash in Benin. Methods: The present nested case-control study, matched for age and sex, was based on a hospital cohort of road crash victims set up in five hospitals in Benin between July 2019 and January 2020. A sample of severely injured patients according to the Abbreviated Injury Scale (cases) was compared to non-severely injured patients (controls). Results: The severe crash occurred mainly during the night between 8 p.m. and midnight (36.2% of cases Conclusions: Factors associated with road crash severity in Benin were night-time, main roads, and non-work related travel. Raising user awareness about compliance with traffic rules and improving public lighting, especially along main roads could help reduce the number of serious injuries.

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abbreviated injury scaleBeninnested case-controlroad crashseverity

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