Frequency ofRisk Factors Associated with Road Traffic Accidents of Motorbike in a Big City of a Developing Country
Objective: To determine the frequency of risk factors associated with road traffic accidents of motorbike in Karachi, Pakistan. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in the two tertiary care hospitals (Civil Hospital andJinnah Postgraduate Medical Center) of Karachi, Pak...
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| author | Arif Ali Jaishri Mehraj Sajid Mahmood Zahid Mirza Muhammed Tahir |
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| description | Objective:
To determine the frequency of risk factors associated with road traffic accidents of motorbike in Karachi, Pakistan.
Methods:
A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in the two tertiary care hospitals (Civil Hospital andJinnah Postgraduate Medical Center) of Karachi, Pakistan. All male motorbike accident victims presented to theemergency department of the selected hospital, who gave consent, were included in the study. Patients under age 15years and do not understand Urdu language were excluded. Information was collected through a pretested questionnaire.
Results:
A total of 127 accident cases from respected hospitals were included in the study. Most (76%) of the accidentcases were younger than 33 years. Approximately, 49% of the participants were riding the bikes without driving license.Nearly, 43% never used helmet during riding. Approximately, 21% were reported that they were chewing tobacco atthe time of accident. Majority (71%) of the accidents occurred on the working days. Almost 61% of the accidentsoccurredin the evening time. In 43% of the cases, speed of the motorbikes was more than 50 km/hour. Nearly, 31% ofthe victims were riding along with their friends/family members. Majority (72%) of the accidents occurred on the mainroads. Approximately 45 % of the accident cases had fracture. Approximately, 34% of the injuries were severe andlower extremity was involved in 36% of cases. About, 38 % of the victims reported that they were in depressed moodswhile riding bike.
Conclusion:
Mental depression, young age and lack of driving expertise were the major risk factors for motor bike accidents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2407ecc042f94998bba2f0f017c362e92022-12-21T17:56:41ZengDow University of Health SciencesJournal of the Dow University of Health Sciences1995-21982410-21802010-01-01426872167Frequency ofRisk Factors Associated with Road Traffic Accidents of Motorbike in a Big City of a Developing CountryArif Ali0Jaishri Mehraj1Sajid Mahmood2Zahid Mirza3Muhammed Tahir4Department of Research, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Research, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Research, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Community Medicine, Sindh Medical College, Dow University ofHealth Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.Objective: To determine the frequency of risk factors associated with road traffic accidents of motorbike in Karachi, Pakistan. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in the two tertiary care hospitals (Civil Hospital andJinnah Postgraduate Medical Center) of Karachi, Pakistan. All male motorbike accident victims presented to theemergency department of the selected hospital, who gave consent, were included in the study. Patients under age 15years and do not understand Urdu language were excluded. Information was collected through a pretested questionnaire. Results: A total of 127 accident cases from respected hospitals were included in the study. Most (76%) of the accidentcases were younger than 33 years. Approximately, 49% of the participants were riding the bikes without driving license.Nearly, 43% never used helmet during riding. Approximately, 21% were reported that they were chewing tobacco atthe time of accident. Majority (71%) of the accidents occurred on the working days. Almost 61% of the accidentsoccurredin the evening time. In 43% of the cases, speed of the motorbikes was more than 50 km/hour. Nearly, 31% ofthe victims were riding along with their friends/family members. Majority (72%) of the accidents occurred on the mainroads. Approximately 45 % of the accident cases had fracture. Approximately, 34% of the injuries were severe andlower extremity was involved in 36% of cases. About, 38 % of the victims reported that they were in depressed moodswhile riding bike. Conclusion: Mental depression, young age and lack of driving expertise were the major risk factors for motor bike accidents.http://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/167motorbike accidentsroad traffic accidentaccidents in pakistan |
| spellingShingle | Arif Ali Jaishri Mehraj Sajid Mahmood Zahid Mirza Muhammed Tahir Frequency ofRisk Factors Associated with Road Traffic Accidents of Motorbike in a Big City of a Developing Country Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences motorbike accidents road traffic accident accidents in pakistan |
| title | Frequency ofRisk Factors Associated with Road Traffic Accidents of Motorbike in a Big City of a Developing Country |
| title_full | Frequency ofRisk Factors Associated with Road Traffic Accidents of Motorbike in a Big City of a Developing Country |
| title_fullStr | Frequency ofRisk Factors Associated with Road Traffic Accidents of Motorbike in a Big City of a Developing Country |
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| title_short | Frequency ofRisk Factors Associated with Road Traffic Accidents of Motorbike in a Big City of a Developing Country |
| title_sort | frequency ofrisk factors associated with road traffic accidents of motorbike in a big city of a developing country |
| topic | motorbike accidents road traffic accident accidents in pakistan |
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