Effects of enforcement of the traffic act on injury severity among patients admitted at the Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital, Nakuru.

Muguku, E ; Ouma, J ; et al.

In: East African medical journal, Jg. 87 (2010-11-01), Heft 11, S. 436

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Background: The Traffic Act was enforced in Kenya from 1st February 2004. Systematic evaluations of the effects of this enforcement on injury severity are unavailable.

Objective: To compare injury severity among victims of public service vehicle (PSV) crashes in the periods one year before and one year after the enforcement of the Traffic Act.

Design: A retrospective pre and post-intervention survey.

Setting: Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital, Nakuru.

Results: There were no changes in injury severity levels among the sampled patients before and after the enforcement of the Traffic Act (Most Absolute difference = 0.087, Kolmogorov-Smimov Z = 0.722, p > 0.05). The patients stayed in hospital for a median of three days in both policy periods. The mean age of the patients was 31.49 years (SD = 14.58) while three quarters of the patients were males. The age and sex profiles of the admitted patients did not change with the enforcement of the Traffic Act.

Conclusion: The enforcement of the Traffic Act did not have any effect on injury severity among admitted PSV crash victims. Measures to lessen the burden of road traffic injury deserve greater attention.

Titel:	Effects of enforcement of the traffic act on injury severity among patients admitted at the Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital, Nakuru.
Autor/in / Beteiligte Person:	Muguku, E ; Ouma, J ; Yitambe, A
Zeitschrift:	East African medical journal, Jg. 87 (2010-11-01), Heft 11, S. 436
Veröffentlichung:	Nairobi Medical Association of East Africa, 2010
Medientyp:	academicJournal
ISSN:	0012-835X (print)
Schlagwort:	Accidents, Traffic prevention & control Adolescent Adult Female Humans Kenya Length of Stay statistics & numerical data Male Middle Aged Motor Vehicles legislation & jurisprudence Retrospective Studies Young Adult Accidents, Traffic legislation & jurisprudence Injury Severity Score Wounds and Injuries etiology
Sonstiges:	Nachgewiesen in: MEDLINE Sprachen: English Publication Type: Journal Article Language: English [East Afr Med J] 2010 Nov; Vol. 87 (11), pp. 436-42. MeSH Terms: Injury Severity Score* ; Accidents, Traffic / legislation & jurisprudence ; Wounds and Injuries / etiology ; Accidents, Traffic / prevention & control ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Kenya ; Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Motor Vehicles / legislation & jurisprudence ; Retrospective Studies ; Young Adult Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20130306 Date Completed: 20130425 Latest Revision: 20130305 Update Code: 20231215

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