Road Safety Data In Africa

Gómez, Marı́a; Addo-Ashong, Tawia; Raffo, Veronica Ines; Venter, PR

doi:10.1596/37235

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“…First, georeferenced data on MVCs is required. This is a notable gap in LMICs, while the benefits of collecting and maintaining these data cannot be overstated given the disproportionate burden of road traffic injuries and deaths in these settings [50]. Next, the data must also have at least 10-time steps (e.g., 10 years, months, or weeks of data depending on the timescale of interest).…”

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“…The African continent has the highest road traffic death rate (26.6 per 100,000 people) worldwide and has seen increases in road traffic injuries and deaths in the last three decades [5]. We selected Ghana for this study as it is one of few countries in Africa collecting detailed and georeferenced data on each police reported MVC, road traffic injury, and death using recommended standardized definitions (i.e., anyone killed immediately or dies within 30 days of the MVC) [1,50]. This study is from 2005 to 2020.…”

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Identifying emerging hot spots of road traffic injury severity using spatiotemporal methods: longitudinal analyses on major roads in Ghana from 2005 to 2020

Mesic,

Damsere-Derry,

Feldacker

et al. 2024

BMC Public Health

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Background Although road traffic injuries and deaths have decreased globally, there is substantial national and sub-national heterogeneity, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Ghana is one of few countries in Africa collecting comprehensive, spatially detailed data on motor vehicle collisions (MVCs). This data is a critical step towards improving roadway safety, as accurate and reliable information is essential for devising targeted countermeasures. Methods Here, we analyze 16 years of police-report data using emerging hot spot analysis in ArcGIS to identify hot spots with trends of increasing injury severity (a weighted composite measure of MVCs, minor injuries, severe injuries, and deaths), and counts of injuries, severe injuries, and deaths along major roads in urban and rural areas of Ghana. Results We find injury severity index sums and minor injury counts are significantly decreasing over time in Ghana while severe injury and death counts are not, indicating the latter should be the focus for road safety efforts. We identify new, consecutive, intensifying, and persistent hot spots on 2.65% of urban roads and 4.37% of rural roads. Hot spots are intensifying in terms of severity and frequency on major roads in rural areas. Conclusions A few key road sections, particularly in rural areas, show elevated levels of road traffic injury severity, warranting targeted interventions. Our method for evaluating spatiotemporal trends in MVC, road traffic injuries, and deaths in a LMIC includes sufficient detail for replication and adaptation in other countries, which is useful for targeting countermeasures and tracking progress.

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Identifying emerging hot spots of road traffic injury severity using spatiotemporal methods: longitudinal analyses on major roads in Ghana from 2005 to 2020

Mesic,

Damsere-Derry,

Feldacker

et al. 2024

BMC Public Health

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“…Most RTIs figures are based on estimations with most being underreported especially accidents with no known fatalities. Most African RTIs are reported by police however the police are not always present at the site of most accidents especially in the cases of pedestrian accidents, accidents involving bicycles and single-vehicle accidents thereby creating a huge information debt and faulty data [23]. This fact is backed by a study that was carried out in Ethiopia where reports showed that while the police recorded 57.4-60.9% of road deaths and 23.5-23.9% of injuries, the hospital recorded 31.5-33.4% of road deaths and 55.2-56% of injuries with most pedestrian accident cases being underreported.…”

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Increasing rate of road traffic accidents in Sub Saharan Africa, an issue of negligence or carelessness? Case study, Cameroon

Adanze Nge Cynthia,

Bülent Kılıç,

Fenangi Chiara Nainkwi

2023

World J. Adv. Res. Rev.

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Objective: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) have over the years been on the rise with most casualties coming from the African region, even though they possess and utilize less cars than the developed countries. The purpose of this paper was to highlight the government's and civilians' negligence and carelessness in reducing the incidence of RTIs in Africa, using Cameroon as a case study. Methods of Review: This paper examined various literature searches from Science Direct, PubMed, World Health Organization official reports, Ministry of Public Health Cameroon reports, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Scopus. Results: The burden of RTIs is not only felt medically but economically as most victims are often left to cater for their injuries from their personal expenses with little or no government assistance. Although there is a significant lack of data on the exact number of deaths related to road traffic accidents due to poor reporting systems, a variety of factors account for this including; unequitable resource distribution, lack of well-trained paramedics, mismanaged funds, and improper, control, and management of existing road traffic policies. Conclusion: The steady rise in RTIs in Cameroon has cut short the lives of most young people, adversely affected Quality of Life, increased economic burden, we are confident that the best approach to reducing the fatality rate from road accidents is by reviewing and amending policies governing transport systems in Cameroon.

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