Motorcycle injury among secondary school students in the Tiko municipality, Cameroon

The Pan African Medical Journal

Asonganyi Edwin Nyagwui¹  Namatovu Fredinah¹  Blomstedt Yulia¹  Longho Bernard Che¹ 

[1] Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Ume University, Sweden;

关键词: awareness;    practice;    safety;    accident;    injury;    students;   

DOI  :  10.11604/pamj.2016.24.116.5069

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION: injury from motorcycle is a considerable cause of disability and death in the world and especially in low and middle-income countries; it is one of the most serious public health problems. In Cameroon, motorcycle is commonly used for transportation particularly among students. The aim of this paper is to study the risk-factors of the motorcycle-related accidents and injuries among secondary school students in the Tiko municipality, Cameroon.METHODS: a cross sectional study was conducted in January 2012 on 391 students age 16-24 from public and private schools in the Tiko Municipality. Logistic regression was used to estimate the association between risk factors and injuries. A closed-ended and few open-ended questionnaire was used to collect data.RESULTS: the study showed that over 70% of students used motorcycles always or often. Few had undergone any formal training for driving a motorcycle. The vast majority reported not wearing protective gear while driving or riding a motorcycle. Usage of protective gear was particularly low among girls. Over 16% reported using a motorbike always or occasionally under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Over 58% of respondents reported having an accident and over 35% were injured when driving or riding a motorcycle. Those who lived at the Tiko-Douala road have three times higher probability to sustain accidents and injuries than students residing elsewhere (OR 3.19 (1.20-8.46).

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