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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Seatbelt use and speeding on three major roads in Egypt: A brief report
Injury, Volume 44, No. SUPPL. 4, Year 2013
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Objective Road traffic injuries pose a significant threat to the Egyptian population. Recent estimates revealed that Egypt experiences 42 road traffic deaths per 100,000 population (1.8% of all deaths in the country), which is the highest death rate in the region. More than half of the road traffic crashes that resulted in injuries occurred on the country's highways. Despite the significance of this public health problem, very little risk factor information currently exists. The overall goal of this paper is to understand the burden of speeding and the level of seatbelt and child restraint use on a highway (Cairo Ring Road) and two urban roads crossing Alexandria city (Kornish and Gamal Abd-Elnaser roads). Methods Two rounds of seatbelt and child restraint observational studies and one round of speed observational study were carried out between 2011 and 2012. Results Findings revealed that seatbelt use among drivers and front seat passengers were low for all three sites (range: 11.1% to 19.8% for drivers; 2.9% to 4.0% for front seat passengers). Similarly, child restraint use in cars with children was very low ranging from 1.1% to 3.9% on all three roads. All three roads experienced a high percentage of vehicles driving above the speed limit (39.4% on Kornish Road, 22.6% on Cairo Ring Road, 11.8% on Gamal Abd Elnaser Road), with the majority of these vehicles driving 1 to 10 kilometer above the speed limit. Conclusion Future interventions need to focus on enhancing enforcement of speed and seatbelt wearing, closing gaps in legislation, and standardizing existing data systems to help inform good road safety policies. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Hoe, Connie
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Puvanachandra, Prasanthi
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Rahman, Mohammed Hafizur
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Sayed, Hesham El
Egypt, Ismailia
Suez Canal University
Eldawy, Soad
Egypt, Cairo
Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics
El-Dabaa, Ayman
Egypt, Kalubia
Ministry of Interior
Albert, Mourid
Egypt, Kalubia
Ministry of Interior
Hyder, Adnan A.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Statistics
Citations: 8
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0020-1383(13)70212-2
ISSN:
00201383
e-ISSN:
18790267
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Violence And Injury
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Egypt