Economic burden of road traffic injuries in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of existing literature.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This systematic review aims to explore and synthesise existing literature on the direct and indirect costs from road traffic injuries (RTIs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the quality of existing evidence, methods used to estimate and report these costs, and the factors that drive the costs.

Methodology

MEDLINE, SCOPUS, ProQuest Central, Web of Science, Global Index Medicus, Embase, World Bank Group e-Library, Econlit, Google Scholar and WHO webpages were searched for relevant literature. References of selected papers were also examined for related articles. Screening was done following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Articles were included in this review if they were published by March 2019, written in Engl

SUBMITTER: Ryan-Coker MFD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8444250 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature