Epidemiology of pediatric road traffic injuries: a multicenter hospital-based study in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Road traffic injury (RTI) is a major threat to children and adolescents worldwide. RTIs account for 25.7 deaths per 100,000 people in the general population. Unlike in other western countries where road fatalities are declining, deaths in Ghana continue to rise. This study examined the injury characteristics and spatiotemporal patterns of pediatric RTI cases and inpatient fatalities across three zones in Ghana.

Methods

This study employed a retrospective cross-sectional design, analyzing pediatric RTI data from three teaching hospitals in Ghana, with each hospital located in one of Ghana's three geographic zones: northern, middle, and coastal/southern. The study included all pediatric RTI cases captured between 2021 and 2024. Data on sociodemographic, spatial-temp

SUBMITTER: Appiah AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12690968 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature