Epidemiology of road traffic accidents and its associated factors among public transportation in Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Nowadays, Injuries, disabilities, and deaths due to road traffic accidents pose a major threat to public health worldwide. There was no meta-analysis study conducted in this area in Africa, hence the need for the study.

Objectives

This review aimed to assess the pooled prevalence and associated factors of road traffic accidents among public transportation in Africa.

Methods

This systematic review and meta-analysis study was conducted in Africa according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Using Boolean logic operators and targeted keywords, we searched for publications on several electronic databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Google Scholar, African Journals Online (AJOL), and Science Direct). The

SUBMITTER: Atalay YA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11908462 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature