Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the victims involved in road traffic incidents in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area between March and September 2016
Victims of RTIs (n = 459) | |
|---|---|
Frequency (Percent) | |
Gender | |
Male | 343 (74.7) |
Female | 116 (25.3) |
Age groups | |
< 18 years | 67 (14.6) |
18–35 years | 269 (58.6) |
36–55 years | 94 (20.5) |
> 55 years | 29 (6.3) |
Scene of RTI | |
Central | 89 (19.4) |
Rubaga | 48 (10.5) |
Kawempe | 83 (18.1) |
Nakawa | 57 (12.4) |
Makindye | 55 (12) |
KMA Extra | 127 (27.7) |
Marital status | |
Single | 189 (41.2) |
Married | 244 (53.2) |
Widow/Widower | 22 (4.8) |
Others | 4 (0.9) |
Nationality | |
Ugandan* | 444 (96.7) |
Others | 15 (3.3) |
Education | |
Illiterate | 25 (5.4) |
Primary | 187 (40.7) |
Secondary | 147 (32.0) |
Graduates | 85 (18.5) |
N/A (Toddlers) | 8 (0.2) |
Others | 7 (1.5) |
Years of work | |
Have never worked | 129 (28.1) |
< 1 | 29 (6.3) |
5–1 years | 114 (24.8) |
6–10 years | 92 (20.0) |
11–15 Years | 34 (7.4) |
16–20 years | 19 (4.1) |
> 20 years | 40 (8.7) |
Occupation status | |
Unemployed | 109 (23.7) |
Employed | 281 (61.2) |
Students/Pupils | 59 (12.9) |
Toddlers | 8 (1.7) |
Unknown | 2 (0.4) |