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100			_aSospatro E Ngallaba _922840
222			_a Motor Cycle Accidents; RTAs Morbidity and Mortality Rate in Mwanza City
245			_aA retrospective study on the unseen epidemic of road traffic injuries and deaths due to accidents in Mwanza City—Tanzania
260			_aMwanza, Tanzania: _bScientific Research Publishing & _bCatholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] _c2014/4/3
300			_a7 pages
490			_vOpen Journal of Preventive Medicine Vol.4 No.4(2014), Article ID:44870
520			_a ABSTRACT Backgrounds: Sixty percent of the global deaths and injuries occur in the developing world and mostly are due to Road traffic accidents (RTAs). Looking at the etiological related factors which include carelessness of the driver, condition of the vehicle or motorcycle, poor condition of roads, risky behavior of the driver, most of these factors can be prevented to some extent. This study therefore, determined the pattern of cases and deaths due to traffic road accidents in Mwanza City Tanzania. Methods: In this retrospective study, records, registers and case notes in the surgical ward and causality, medical records and central police station from 2009 to 2012 were used. The study focused on the two referral hospitals (Sekouture regional hospital and Bugando Medical Center). Results: There were 3450 cases due to accidents reported at both centers (Sekouture regional hospital and Bugando Medical Center of which 3224 (93.4%) had complete information for analysis. 2225 (69%) were male and 999 (31%) were female, and the most affected group were male. Among the RTAs 2809 cases (87%) were due to motor cycle accidents which were the leading cause of RTAs with case fatality rate of 5% while motor vehicle has case fatality rate of 24% which is 5 times that of motor cycle. Conclusion: Among all RTAs the leading cause of injuries is Motor cycle traffic accidents followed by motor vehicle. RTAs are on increase particularly the motor cycle traffic accidents and have claimed a good number of innocent people’s lives however most of them are preventable, therefore driving course to be introduced to motor cycle drivers emphasizes on the road posters signal, rules and regular checkup of their motor cycles especially commercial motor cycle.
700			_aDaniel J Makerere _923070
700			_a Anthony Kapesa _922819
700			_aJaphet Gilyoma _944290
700			_aPhilipo Chalya _923550
856			_u10.4236/ojpm.2014.44028 _y10.4236/ojpm.2014.44028
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