A cross-sectional study of epidemiological factors related to road traffic accidents in a metropolitan city

Incidence and pattern of road traffic injuries in tribal population of Jharkhand: One-year study in a tertiary care teaching hospital

“…[ 8 ] The study conducted by Hadaye reported that the majority of victims (87.6%) were male. [ 11 ] A similar finding was also reported by Shaira that the majority (86.1%) of RTA victims were males. [ 12 ]…”

“…[ 16 ] In this study, 34.68% of patients were under the influence of alcohol during the accident. This is in higher proportion when compared to study done by Hadaye,[ 11 ] Kiran,[ 21 ] Rajesh,[ 25 ] and Kumar[ 26 ] who found that 13.86%, 13%, 22.5%, and 10.1%, respectively were under influence of alcohol during the accident. Our findings were low compared to a study done by Baburao who reported that 62% had consumed alcohol while driving.…”

“…A study conducted by different other researchers and findings showed a similar data trend with the highest numbers of victims in 20–30 years followed by 31–40 years of age group. [ 11 14 ] In the study by Shaira, the majority of victims (45%) belonged to the age group of 19–39 years followed by 40–59 years. [ 12 ]…”

A Retrospective Study of Road Traffic Accident Cases Brought For Medico-Legal Autopsy at a Tertiary Care Hospital In Meghalaya

“…6 Hadaye RS et al in their studies have mentioned that "males drive the vehicle more often and show more risk taking behaviours than females". 7 Pathak SM et al also found in their study that "males are affected 5.7 times more than females" and he stated the reason of this as "males being more active outdoors". 3 In contrast to this, Meghalaya being a matrilineal society, females are equally active in outdoor activities, hence driving being one of the convenient means of communication, but still male predominance in RTA is seen in 84% of cases with a ratio of 5:1 and it is at par with other studies.…”

Black Spot Location Identification for National Highway: A Case Study of Mugling – Kotre Section of Prithivi Highway of Nepal

“…There are various contributing factors including vehicular characteristics, road user characteristics, and the condition of road infrastructure resulting in fatalities (Mohanty et al, 2022). The main causes of road traffic accidents are multifactorial, arising from four sources: driver-related, vehicle-related, road-related, and environment-related (Deme, 2019;Hadaye et al, 2020;Molla, 2023). The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT) is the central authority of the Government of Nepal charged with the responsibility to enhance the economic and social development of the country by linking various geographical and economic regions through the national strategic transport network.…”