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) |
Abbreviations: n number, RTIs road traffic incidents, N/A not applicable
*All the 23 EMS specialists were of Ugandan nationality