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Factors associated with road traffic accidents involving motorcyclists in Mwea Town, Kirinyaga County, Kenya

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Ndwiga, Stanley Mbakaya, Charles F. L. Kiiyukia, Ciira
Copyright Year	2019
Abstract	Introduction: Motorcycle injuries constitute a major but neglected emerging public health problem in developing countries and are a common cause of road traffic injuries. This study was carried out to determine factors associated with road traffic accidents involving motorcyclists in Mwea town, Kirinyaga County. Methodology: A cross sectional descriptive study design was used. The instrument of data collection was a semi-structured interviewer administered questionnaire. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. A total of 180 commercial motorcyclists participated. A total of 68 (38%) had been involved in road traffic accidents in the past one year at the time of the survey. Forty-seven (69.1%) of them had accidents once. Among those who were involved in accidents in the last one year, 18 (26.5%) attributed the occurrence of accident to poor visibility of the road, 16 (23.5%) to over speeding, 9 (13.2%) to careless motorists, and 6 (8.8%) to potholes. Conclusion: The extend of accidents was higher among those who drink alcohol, 34 (69.4%), than among those who don't, 34(26.0%) (P= 0.00). Majority of the accidents, 43 (63.2%) occurred as a result of rolling after losing control. Excessive speed and alcohol use were identified as major factors. Lack of helmet use among those involved in accidents was 41.2% which should be of concern to the authority to ensure that proper education and awareness is disseminated
Starting Page	74
Ending Page	81
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.4314/ajhs.v32i1
Volume Number	32
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajhs/article/download/184954/174291
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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