Chatukuta, M;
Groce, N;
Mindel, J;
Kett, M;
(2021)
An analysis on the risk of being injured and killed in road travel injuries in Namibia.
International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion
, 28
(2)
pp. 185-193.
10.1080/17457300.2021.1894180.
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Abstract
Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a major, global problem. Few studies on RTIs have been conducted in Namibia, despite having one of the highest RTI rates globally. We conducted multinomial logistic regression on national Namibian datasets on RTIs 2012–2014. Being a motorcyclist was associated with the greatest risk of being injured (adjusted Relative Risk Ratio (aRRR) 82.1 (95% CI 47.2–142.9)) or killed (aRRR 202.1 (112.7–362.7)). Risks were also elevated for cyclists (57.3 (23.6–139.5)), pedestrians (15.8 (13.2–18.9), passengers (6.1 (5.2–7.2)), relative to drivers. Among those admitted to hospital, the method of transportation to hospital had the largest association with the risk of dying. To our knowledge this study presents new information on vulnerability of different road users, which can be of use to policymakers to develop specific and targeted interventions to protect the most vulnerable road users.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | An analysis on the risk of being injured and killed in road travel injuries in Namibia |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17457300.2021.1894180 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2021.1894180 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4. 0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. |
| Keywords: | Namibia, vulnerability, road traffic injuries (RTIs), disability, Motor Vehicle Accident Fund |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10129212 |
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