Injury severity level and associated factors among road traffic accident victims attending emergency department of Tirunesh Beijing Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A cross sectional hospital-based study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Road Traffic Accidents have become an enormous global public health problem killing approximately 1.25 million people and injuring 20 to 50 million others yearly. It is the 10th leading cause of death universally and the number one cause of mortality of the young population between the ages of 5 and 29. Only few studies have been conducted on the severity of road traffic injuries in Ethiopia hence the need for the study. OBJECTIVE:To assess injury severity level and associated factors among road traffic accident victims. METHODS:A cross-sectional study of patients involved in road traffic accident and attended Tirunesh Beijing hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Victims were consecutively recruited until sample size (164) attained during the study period. Data collectors administer

SUBMITTER: Gebresenbet RF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6762084 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature