@article{10.11648/j.jher.20220803.14,
  author = {Frewengel Melake Weldeslassie and Tewodros Kassahun Tarekegn and Teame Kiflom Gaim and Salem Sium Mesfin and Bemnet Kassaye Ketsela and Solomon Endale Dagnachew and Amanuel Girma Balcha and Mohammed Abdurahman Yassin and Fortuna Melake Weldeslassie},
  title = {Assessment of Magnitude and Associated Factors of Road Traffic Accidents Among Minibus Taxi Drivers in Megenagna, Torhailoch and Saris, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia},
  journal = {Journal of Health and Environmental Research},
  volume = {8},
  number = {3},
  pages = {197-211},
  doi = {10.11648/j.jher.20220803.14},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jher.20220803.14},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.jher.20220803.14},
  abstract = {Road Traffic accidents (RTA) are one of the main leading cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. According to the report of the statistics of WHO, RTA take lives of millions of people annually, ranging higher in the developing countries, particularly in the sub Saharan region. In Ethiopia RTA caused losses of thousands of people and high economic damage, and categorized as one of the top national health burdens. Objective: the aim of the study was to assess the magnitude of the road traffic accidents and associated risk factors among taxi drivers. Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted among 840 Taxi drivers in selected zones of Addis Ababa (Saris, Torhailoch and Megenagna), from 1st September to 20th December, 2021. The drivers selected randomly from all the minibus taxi drivers in the selected regions. The questionnaire was first prepared in English and then translated to Amharic. To check the validity of the questionnaire, pretest was conducted. Data was collected by distributing self-administered questionnaires and SPSS version 20 was used for data entry and analysis. Result: From the total 840 participants, more than half (56.9%, 478) were having history of RTA. Accordingly, 39.3%, 21.8%, 18.8% and 20.1% of the respondents who previously involved in RTA explained their accident was caused by over speeding, drunk driving, passing traffic lights and other predisposing factors, respectively. And majority of them (93.3%) drove more than 7 hours per day, whilst few (6.7%) drove less than 7 hours. Most of the accidents (41.0%) occurred at market places, and the least (10.0%) happened around recreational areas. And most of the accidents (46.8%) were carried out by the less experienced drivers. Conclusion: The magnitude of RTA among Minibus taxi drivers is high in this study. Most of the accidents happened on minibus taxies without mechanical defects and on asphalt with good road condition, and this indicate there is behavioral and awareness problem that might attributed from economic status, substance use and lack of awareness about traffic rules. Recommendation: The community should be given enough awareness about road safety measures and we strongly advise the Ministry of Transport to give special concern for the ethical issues of the traffic police officers and the way driver licenses are issued.},
 year = {2022}
}

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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Assessment of Magnitude and Associated Factors of Road Traffic Accidents Among Minibus Taxi Drivers in Megenagna, Torhailoch and Saris, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
AU  - Frewengel Melake Weldeslassie
AU  - Tewodros Kassahun Tarekegn
AU  - Teame Kiflom Gaim
AU  - Salem Sium Mesfin
AU  - Bemnet Kassaye Ketsela
AU  - Solomon Endale Dagnachew
AU  - Amanuel Girma Balcha
AU  - Mohammed Abdurahman Yassin
AU  - Fortuna Melake Weldeslassie
Y1  - 2022/09/29
PY  - 2022
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jher.20220803.14
DO  - 10.11648/j.jher.20220803.14
T2  - Journal of Health and Environmental Research
JF  - Journal of Health and Environmental Research
JO  - Journal of Health and Environmental Research
SP  - 197
EP  - 211
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2472-3592
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jher.20220803.14
AB  - Road Traffic accidents (RTA) are one of the main leading cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. According to the report of the statistics of WHO, RTA take lives of millions of people annually, ranging higher in the developing countries, particularly in the sub Saharan region. In Ethiopia RTA caused losses of thousands of people and high economic damage, and categorized as one of the top national health burdens. Objective: the aim of the study was to assess the magnitude of the road traffic accidents and associated risk factors among taxi drivers. Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted among 840 Taxi drivers in selected zones of Addis Ababa (Saris, Torhailoch and Megenagna), from 1st September to 20th December, 2021. The drivers selected randomly from all the minibus taxi drivers in the selected regions. The questionnaire was first prepared in English and then translated to Amharic. To check the validity of the questionnaire, pretest was conducted. Data was collected by distributing self-administered questionnaires and SPSS version 20 was used for data entry and analysis. Result: From the total 840 participants, more than half (56.9%, 478) were having history of RTA. Accordingly, 39.3%, 21.8%, 18.8% and 20.1% of the respondents who previously involved in RTA explained their accident was caused by over speeding, drunk driving, passing traffic lights and other predisposing factors, respectively. And majority of them (93.3%) drove more than 7 hours per day, whilst few (6.7%) drove less than 7 hours. Most of the accidents (41.0%) occurred at market places, and the least (10.0%) happened around recreational areas. And most of the accidents (46.8%) were carried out by the less experienced drivers. Conclusion: The magnitude of RTA among Minibus taxi drivers is high in this study. Most of the accidents happened on minibus taxies without mechanical defects and on asphalt with good road condition, and this indicate there is behavioral and awareness problem that might attributed from economic status, substance use and lack of awareness about traffic rules. Recommendation: The community should be given enough awareness about road safety measures and we strongly advise the Ministry of Transport to give special concern for the ethical issues of the traffic police officers and the way driver licenses are issued.
VL  - 8
IS  - 3
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