An epidemiological study of road traffic accident cases admitted in a tertiary care centre of Uttar Pradesh
Journal Title: Public Health Review - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction: Worldwide about 1.3 million people die each year as a result of road traffic accidents and are the leading cause of death among young people, aged 15–29 years. Nearly half (46%) of those dying on the world’s roads are vulnerable road users (pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclist. Objectives: (1) To study the sociodemographic profile of road traffic accident (RTA) cases (2) To know the type of road users and the counterpart involved in the road traffic accidents. Methodology: A hospital based cross-sectional study, conducted at Emergency Department& Hospital of S.N Medical College, Agra. By using systematic sampling technique, a total of 425 RTA cases were registered for the study. Cases or their attendant were interviewed based on a semi structured questionnaire. Results: Out of 425 RTA cases majority were Hindus (9o.6%), males (89.6%), from urban areas (72%), married (65.8%) and illiterate (62.8%). Maximum belonged to 16-30 years age group (40.0%) and laborers (42.3%) while mostly (82.8%) were from upper- lower social class. Of 425 cases, 37.6% were pedestrians and 33.2% were hit by motorized two wheeler. Conclusion: Majority of the RTA cases are in the economically productive age group and are married, hence their hospitalization or disability places a huge economic burden on the family.
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Preeti Verma, S C Gupta, Gagan Singh
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