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ArticleBMC public health2023

Identification of determinant factors for crash severity levels occurred in Addis Ababa City, Ethiopia, from 2017 to 2020: using ordinal logistic regression model approach.

Tariku Bekelcho, Ararso Baru Olani, Asfawosen Woldemeskel, Micheal Alemayehu, Geleta Guta

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Article in BMC public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Tariku BekelchoDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia. tarikubekelcho@gmail.com.
Ararso Baru OlaniDepartment of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
Asfawosen WoldemeskelDepartment of Medicine, Ethiopian Police University, Sendafa, Ethiopia.
Micheal AlemayehuDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care, Tirunesh Beijing General Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Geleta GutaDepartment of Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
Arba Minch University · ETEthiopian Police University College · ET

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Abstract

backgroundRoad traffic Injuries (RTI) are multifaceted occurrences determined by the combination of multiple factors. Also, severity levels of injuries from road traffic accidents are determined by the interaction of the composite factors. Even though most accidents are severe to fatal in developing countries, there is still a lack of extensive researches on crash severity levels and factors associated with these accidents. Hence, this study was intended to identify severity levels of road traffic injuries and determinant factors in Addis Ababa City, Ethiopia.

methodsThe study was conducted in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, using secondary data obtained from the Addis Ababa Police Commission office. The ordinal logistic regression model was used to investigate road traffic injury severity levels and factors worsening injury severity levels using the recorded dataset from October 2017 to July 2020.

resultsA total of 8458 car accidents were considered in the study, of which 15.1% were fatal, 46.7% severe, and 38.3% were slight injuries. The results of the ordinal logistic regression analysis estimation showed that being a commercial truck, college and above level educated driver, rollover crash, motorbike passengers, the crash day on Friday, and darkness were significantly associated factors with crash injury severity levels in the study area. On the contrary, driving experience (> 10 years), passenger of the vehicle, two-lane roads, and afternoon crashes were found to decrease the severity of road traffic injuries.

conclusionsRoad traffic injury reduction measures should include strict law enforcement in order to maintain road traffic rules especially among commercial truckers, motorcyclists, and government vehicle drivers. Also, it is better to train drivers to be more alert and conscious in their travels, especially on turning and handling their vehicles while driving.

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Accidents, TrafficWounds and InjuriesEthiopiaHumansLogistic ModelsMotorcyclesMotor VehiclesAddis AbabaEthiopiaInjury severity levelOrdinal logistic regressionRoad traffic injuries

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