Boda Bodas and Road Traffic Injuries in Uganda: An Overview of Traffic Safety Trends from 2009 to 2017

dc.contributor.authorSilvia, D. Vaca
dc.contributor.authorAustin, Y. Feng
dc.contributor.authorSeul, Ku
dc.contributor.authorMichael, C. Jin
dc.contributor.authorBina, W. Kakusa
dc.contributor.authorAllen, L. Ho
dc.contributor.authorMichael, Zhang
dc.contributor.authorAnthony, Fuller
dc.contributor.authorMichael, M. Haglund
dc.contributor.authorGerald, Grant
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-31T10:52:51Z
dc.date.available2023-01-31T10:52:51Z
dc.date.issued2020-03-22
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are an important contributor to the morbidity and mortality of developing countries. In Uganda, motorcycle taxis, known as boda bodas, are responsible for a growing proportion of RTIs. This study seeks to evaluate and comment on traffic safety trends from the past decade. Methods: Traffic reports from the Ugandan police force (2009 to 2017) were analyzed for RTI characteristics. Furthermore, one month of casualty ward data in 2015 and 2018 was collected from the Mulago National Referral Hospital and reviewed for casualty demographics and trauma type. Results: RTI motorcycle contribution rose steadily from 2009 to 2017 (24.5% to 33.9%). While the total number of crashes dropped from 22,461 to 13,244 between 2010 and 2017, the proportion of fatal RTIs increased from 14.7% to 22.2%. In the casualty ward, RTIs accounted for a greater proportion of patients and traumas in 2018 compared to 2015 (10%/41% and 36%/64%, respectively). Conclusions: Although RTIs have seen a gross reduction in Uganda, they have become more deadly, with greater motorcycle involvement. Hospital data demonstrate a rising need for trauma and neurosurgical care to manage greater RTI patient burden. Combining RTI prevention and care pathway improvements may mitigate current RTI trends.en_US
dc.identifier.citationVaca, Silvia D., Austin Y. Feng, Seul Ku, et al. 'Boda Bodas and Road Traffic Injuries in Uganda: An Overview of Traffic Safety Trends from 2009 to 2017', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 17/no. 6, (2020), pp. 2110.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827 (Print)
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/7420
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPI AGen_US
dc.subjectUganda; road traffic injury; motorcycle; Africa; trauma; road safety; traumatic brain injuryen_US
dc.titleBoda Bodas and Road Traffic Injuries in Uganda: An Overview of Traffic Safety Trends from 2009 to 2017en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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