TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Factors contributing to road crashes among commercial vehicle drivers in the Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana in 2017
JO  - Ghana medical journal
A1  - Poku, Samuel A.
A1  - Bandoh, Delia A.
A1  - Kenu, Ernest
A1  - Kploanyi, Emma E.
A1  - Addo-Lartey, Adolphina A.
SP  - 132
EP  - 139
VL  - 54
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The study assessed driver, vehicular and road-related factors associated with road crashes (RC) in the Kintampo North Municipality. <br><br>DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Kintampo North Municipality. DATA SOURCE: Demographics, vehicular and road usage information on registered drivers at Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU) and Progressive Transport Owners Association (PROTOA) in Kintampo North Municipality. MAIN OUTCOME: involvement in road crashes and related factors. <br><br>RESULT: A total of 227 drivers were approached for this study. None of them declined participation. They were all males. Most were between 28-37 years (30%). The proportion of drivers that reported RC ever involvement in at least one RC was 55.5% (95% CI: 8.0%, 62.1%). In the bivariate analysis, drink and drive changed lane without signalling, ever bribed police officer, drove beyond the maximum speed limit, paid a bribe at DVLA for driving license, violation of traffic signals were found to be associated with RC involvement (p<0.05). Drivers who violated traffic signals had 2.84 odds of being involved in road crashes compared to those who did not [aOR; 2.84 (95%CI:1.06,7.63)]. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The proportion of drivers ever involved in road crashes was high. The major factor that is associated with RC involvement was a violation of the traffic light signals. Continuous driver education and enforcement of road traffic regulations by the appropriate authorities could curb the road crash menace in the Municipality. FUNDING: The authors funded this work.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0016-9560
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v54i3.2
ID  - ref1
ER  -