Descriptive analysis of road traffic crashes encountered by Tanzanian motorcycle taxi drivers trained in first aid.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, death from road traffic crashes (RTC) occurs at roughly double the global rate. In this study, we sought to understand the locations and types of vehicles involved in RTC in Dar es Salaam encountered by a cohort of motorcycle taxi drivers previously trained in first aid.

Methods

This was a quasi-non-randomized interventional study, cohort subtype, with three-month follow-up. Some 186 motorcycle taxi drivers were selected by convenience sampling from 16 heavily populated, central wards and trained in a basic hemorrhage control course. Participants reported the location and types of vehicles involved in RTCs they encountered and intervened upon through performing bleeding control interventions. Surveys were designed on KoboToolbox and a

SUBMITTER: Drake JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11408937 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature