Background: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are the leading cause of death among 15-29-year olds, of which 22% are pedestrians. In Uganda, pedestrians constitute 43% of RTIs. Over 52% of these injuries occur in Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA). However, information on geospatial distribution of RTIs involving pedestrians and associated factors is scanty. We established the geospatial distribution of pedestrian injuries and associated factors in GKMA, Uganda. Methods: We conducted a mixed methods cross sectional study in three districts of GKMA. We used a structured questionnaire to interview 332 injured pedestrians at ten purposively selected health facilities from May to July 2017. We used a modified Australian Walkability Audit Tool ...
Background: Injuries are a significant public health problem but poorly quantified especially in low...
Background: Trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa. Road traffic crashes are...
Addis Ababa, with a population of four million, is the largest urban center in Ethiopia. Recently, r...
Background: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are the leading cause of death among 15-29-year olds, of wh...
Introduction: gobally, 1.3 million people die from road traffic injuries every year. Over 90% o...
Background: Traffic injuries are an important problem in low income countries. In Uganda road traffi...
Objectives: To describe the pedestrian population, their use of an overpass, and to assess pedestria...
A recent accident in June 2004, claimed the life of the attorney general of Uganda. There is a growi...
BackgroundDespite the growing burden of injuries in LMICs, there are still limited primary epidemiol...
Background: Over the years, Uganda has been one of the low and middle-income countries bearing the h...
Background: Currently Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) are ranked tenth among the leading causes of deat...
In the ongoing Second Decade of Action for Road Safety, road traffic crashes pose a considerable thr...
Pedestrian crashes are one of the major road safety problems in developing countries representing ab...
BACKGROUND፡ Globally, road traffic accidents (RTAs) are the leading killer of young people and are p...
Background: Injury and deaths due to road traffic crashes are a major public health problem in devel...
Background: Injuries are a significant public health problem but poorly quantified especially in low...
Background: Trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa. Road traffic crashes are...
Addis Ababa, with a population of four million, is the largest urban center in Ethiopia. Recently, r...
Background: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are the leading cause of death among 15-29-year olds, of wh...
Introduction: gobally, 1.3 million people die from road traffic injuries every year. Over 90% o...
Background: Traffic injuries are an important problem in low income countries. In Uganda road traffi...
Objectives: To describe the pedestrian population, their use of an overpass, and to assess pedestria...
A recent accident in June 2004, claimed the life of the attorney general of Uganda. There is a growi...
BackgroundDespite the growing burden of injuries in LMICs, there are still limited primary epidemiol...
Background: Over the years, Uganda has been one of the low and middle-income countries bearing the h...
Background: Currently Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) are ranked tenth among the leading causes of deat...
In the ongoing Second Decade of Action for Road Safety, road traffic crashes pose a considerable thr...
Pedestrian crashes are one of the major road safety problems in developing countries representing ab...
BACKGROUND፡ Globally, road traffic accidents (RTAs) are the leading killer of young people and are p...
Background: Injury and deaths due to road traffic crashes are a major public health problem in devel...
Background: Injuries are a significant public health problem but poorly quantified especially in low...
Background: Trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa. Road traffic crashes are...
Addis Ababa, with a population of four million, is the largest urban center in Ethiopia. Recently, r...