Burden of Road Traffic Injuries in Tanzania: One-Year Prospective Study of Consecutive Patients in 13 Multilevel Health Facilities
Table 2
Description of nature of RTI with risk factors for serious injuries.
Overall
Nondischarged
Percentage of nondischarged⦽
N (%)
n (%)
n/N (%)
Vehicle involved in RTCρ
N = 3, 480
n = 1, 647
Motorcycle
2, 375 (67.91)
1, 151 (69.62)
1, 151/2, 375 (48.46)
Bus/minibus
533 (15.24)
222 (13.43)
222/533 (41.65)
Car
536 (15.33)
257 (15.55)
257/536 (47.94)
Others
36 (1.02)
17 (1.02)
17/36 (47.22)
Patient’s role on the roadμ
N = 7226
n = 3550
n/N (%)
Motorcyclist
2, 375 (32.92)
1, 151 (31.86)
1, 151/2, 375 (48.46)
Bicyclist
1, 454 (20.12)
709 (19.62)
709/1, 454 (48.76)
Pedestrian
1, 590 (22.04)
901 (25.94)
901/1, 590 (56.67)
Bus/minibus occupant
533 (7.38)
222 (6.14)
222/533 (41.65)
Car occupant
536 (7.43)
271 (7.11)
271/536 (50.56)
Others
738 (10.23)
301 (8.33)
301/738 (40.79)
RTC siteň
N = 7092
n = 3411
n/N (%)
Urban site
4, 873 (65.71)
2, 372 (65.65)
2, 372/4, 873 (48.68)
Rural site
2, 167 (29.22)
1, 009 (27.93)
1, 009/2, 167 (46.56)
Unknown
52 (0.73)
30 (0.88)
30/52 (57.69)
Use of safety equipment
Seat belt
96/553 (17.36)
46/266 (17.29)
46/96 (47.92)
Helmet
889/2, 375 (37.43)
410/1, 151 (35.62)
410/889 (46.12)
Alcohol statusĦ
N = 4, 013
n = 2, 106
n/N (%)
None reported
1, 182 (29.45)
524 (24.88)
524/1, 182 (44.33)
Confirmed use
47 (1.17)
30 (1.42)
30/47 (63.82)
Unknown or missing
2, 784 (69.37)
1, 552 (73.69)
1, 552/2, 784 (55.75)
Time of accident
N = 7251
n = 3555
n/N (%)
0000–0559 hrs
651 (8.78)
340 (9.41)
340/651 (52.22)
0600–1159 hrs
2, 639 (35.59)
1, 175 (32.53)
1, 175/2, 639 (44.52)
1200–1759 hrs
2, 017 (27.20)
984 (27.23)
984/2, 017 (48.79)
1800–2359 hrs
1, 944 (26.21)
1, 056 (29.23)
1, 056/1, 944 (54.32)
Duration of arrivalφ
N = 5, 985
n = 2, 762
n/N (%)
<30 minutes
750 (12.53)
298 (10.79)
298/750 (39.73)
30–60 minutes
1, 787 (29.86)
804 (29.11)
804/1, 787 (44.99)
60–120 minutes
1, 781 (29.76)
822 (29.76)
822/1, 781 (46.15)
120–180 minutes
773 (12.92)
400 (14.48)
400/773 (51.75)
>180 minutes
894 (14.94)
438 (15.86)
438/894 (48.99)
Those who required hospital admission, required emergency operation, or died after injury. ρInclude patients with a role on the road as driver or passenger. Ħ Includes only driver, cyclist, and pedestrian. Applicable for driver and passenger of car and motorcycle. μDetails of role on the road missing in 190 patients and 63 missing hospital dispositions. ň Crash site missing in 324 cases and 203 missing hospital disposition. ựTime to accident was missing in 165 cases. φDuration of arrival that excludes referred cases.
