Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40585159›Full record

ArticlemedRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences2025

Epidemiological Profile of Road Traffic Injury Patients in Hospitals in Fako Division, Cameroon: A Foundation for Tailored Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Management.

Claudia Ngeha Ngu, Priya Shete, Dickson Shey Nsagha, Elvis Asangbeng Tanue, Nicholas Tendongfor, Rasheedat Oke, Nahyeni Bassah, Chrisantus Eweh Ukah, Sandra I McCoy, Catherine Juillard and 2 more

Abstract readPreprint
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Claudia Ngeha NguDepartment of Public Health and Hygiene, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.ORCID 0009-0005-0515-3377
Priya SheteDepartment of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Dickson Shey NsaghaDepartment of Public Health and Hygiene, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
Elvis Asangbeng TanueDepartment of Public Health and Hygiene, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
Nicholas TendongforDepartment of Public Health and Hygiene, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
Rasheedat OkeProgram for the Advancement of Surgical Equity, Department of Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Nahyeni BassahDepartment of Public Health and Hygiene, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
Chrisantus Eweh UkahDepartment of Public Health and Hygiene, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.ORCID 0009-0006-9996-2833
Sandra I McCoyDivision of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, California, USA.
Catherine JuillardProgram for the Advancement of Surgical Equity, Department of Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Alain Chichom MefireDepartment of Public Health and Hygiene, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.ORCID 0000-0001-7230-567X
Edie Gregory Halle EkaneDepartment of Public Health and Hygiene, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.

Funding

Strengthening the Quantitative Pipeline for Multidisciplinary Trauma Research in CameroonD43TW012186 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Alain Mefire Chichom, Alan E Hubbard · 2021 to 2026
$1.5M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW012186
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a major global public health concern, often leading to serious physical and psychological consequences, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A limited understanding of specific RTI patient characteristics particularly regarding PTSD screening recommendation and uptake in Cameroon hinders, the development of effective PTSD management strategies. This study aimed to determine the epidemiological profile of RTI patients in Fako Division, Cameroon, to inform the development of tailored PTSD management interventions. Material and methods: A chart review of medical records of RTI patients received between 2019 and 2023 was conducted from July 30 Results: A total of 4218 RTI patients were received and managed at the three hospitals during the study period. Patients were predominantly male, 2937(69.6%). The age group of 26-35 years recorded the highest proportion, 1339(31.7%). The median age of patients was 28 years (interquartile range: 22-37). Students, 820(19.4%) were among the most involved in RTIs. Only 59(11.0%) out of the 534(12.7%) hospitalized patients after RTIs were recommended for PTSD screening, and only 26(44.1%) underwent PTSD screening. Lower limbs, 2136(50.6%), and upper limbs, 1639(38.9%) were the most affected location for the traumatic injury. In-hospital mortality was recorded in 27(5.1%) of the patients. Means of transportation of patient to the hospital, ( Conclusion: Few patients were recommended for PTSD screening and uptake was low. This indicates a significant gap in access to PTSD and mental health services for RTI patients in Fako. PTSD screening uptake was significantly associated with recommendation for psychotherapy. Findings provide information for developing tailored PTSD management strategies and improving patients' outcomes in this region.

Indexed as

CameroonEpidemiological ProfileFakoMental HealthPost Traumatic Stress DisorderRoad Traffic Injury

Identifiers

PMID40585159
PMCPMC12204450

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.