@article{ref1,
title="Road traffic injury characteristics on low-volume rural roads in Tanzania",
journal="World transport policy and practice",
year="2013",
author="Jinadasa, Deepani and Zimmerman, Karen and Maegga, Bertha and Guerrero, Alejandro",
volume="19",
number="2",
pages="58-64",
abstract="Road traffic injuries (RTIs) constitute a major public health problem. The aim of this study is to describe the characteristics of road traffic injuries on low-volume roads in a rural African setting in order to develop a comprehensive injury prevention program. Data was collected using a household survey technique along three rural roads. The sampling technique aimed to collect data on all households within 200 meters of each of the three study roads. This study found a rural road traffic injury incidence of 3.3 per 100 person years. Of 49 road traffic injury victims, 63% were in the 15 - 44 year age category and 82% were male. Over half of the injuries involved a motorcycle and a third occurred on dirt roads. The average length of disability was 24±25.9 days. These study results represent baseline data to be used in the creation of a multi-modal injury prevention program, for comparing with other studies and to serve as the first step in a formal program evaluation.<p />",
language="en",
issn="1352-7614",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}