Table 5 Environmental characteristics of RTC victims. Environment-related characteristics of respondents
Variables | Categories | Frequency (percentage) | Severity status | x2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Severe | Not severe | ||||
Time of collission | 8 am to 2 pm | 144 (39.7) | 52 | 92 | 0.471 |
2 pm to 8 pm | 127 (35) | 41 | 86 | ||
8 pm to 2 am | 45 (12.4) | 20 | 25 | ||
2 am to 8 am | 47 (12.9) | 19 | 28 | ||
Lighting condition | Day light | 260 (71.6) | 88 | 172 | 0.039 |
Dusk or dawn | 40 (11) | 13 | 27 | ||
Dark | 63 (17.4) | 31 | 32 | ||
Place of collission | Urban road | 195 (53.7) | 55 | 140 | 0.000 |
Rural/cross city road | 168 (46.3) | 77 | 91 | ||
Weather condition | Raining | 65 (17.9) | 20 | 45 | 0.431 |
Not raining | 298 (82.1) | 113 | 185 | ||
Road surface condition | Asphalt | 324 (89.3) | 120 | 204 | 0.442 |
Gravel | 39 (10.7) | 12 | 27 | ||
Availability of Safety tools or signals | Yes | 117 (32.2) | 33 | 84 | 0.030 |
No | 230 (63.4) | 92 | 138 | ||
Unknown | 16 (4.4) | 8 | 8 | ||
Persons extricated the victim at the scene | Bystanders | 266 (73.3) | 107 | 159 | 0.039 |
Police | 64 (17.6) | 17 | 47 | ||
Healthcare professionals | 33 (9.1) | 8 | 25 | ||
Received pre hospital care | Yes | 52 (14.3) | 14 | 38 | 0.126 |
No | 311 (85.7) | 118 | 193 | ||
Tight traffic police monitoring | Yes | 99 (27.3) | 22 | 77 | 0.001 |
No | 264 (72.7) | 110 | 154 | ||
Mode of transport | Ambulance | 89 (24.5) | 31 | 58 | 0.865 |
Other motorized Vehicle | 252 (69.4) | 92 | 160 | ||
Carried by people or non-motorized transportation | 22 (6.1) | 9 | 13 | ||
Pedestrian location from the road at the moment of collission (N = 144) | Middle of the road | 82 (56.9) | 32 | 50 | 0.579 |
Left side for pedestrian | 30 (20.8) | 9 | 21 | ||
right side for pedestrian | 32 (22.2) | 10 | 22 | ||
Vehicle occupant seating location (N = 141) | Front seat of any vehicle | 52 (36.9) | 12 | 40 | 0.042 |
Middle seat | 54 (38.3) | 14 | 40 | ||
Rear seat | 16 (11.3) | 6 | 10 | ||
At the back of truck | 19 (13.5) | 10 | 9 | ||