Table 1. Demographic characteristics and road traffic injury factors (n=355).
Variables | n (%) |
Age (years) | |
< 10 | 20 (5.6) |
10-19 | 71 (20.0) |
20-29 | 126 (35.5) |
30-39 | 75 (21.1) |
40-49 | 38 (10.7) |
50-59 | 25 (7.0) |
Gender | |
Male | 321 (90.4) |
Female | 34 (9.6) |
Patient’s status | |
Driver | 280 (78.9) |
Passenger | 63 (17.7) |
Unknown | 12 (3.4) |
Helmet Use | |
Yes | 23 (6.5) |
No | 218 (61.4) |
Unknown | 114 (32.1) |
Type of collision | |
Motorcycle to Motor Vehicle | 144 (40.6) |
Motorcycle to Motorcycle | 34 (9.6) |
Motorcycle to Rickshaw | 8 (2.3) |
Motorcycle to Pedestrian | 17 (4.8) |
Lone motorcycle (Falling off the bike) | 116 (32.7) |
Others | 36 (10.1) |
Arrival to hospital (in hours) | |
< 1 | 38 (10.7) |
1-6 | 185 (52.1) |
6-12 | 37 (10.4) |
12-24 | 17 (4.8) |
24-48 | 22 (6.2) |
>48 | 56 (15.8) |
Accident day | |
Weekday (Monday-Friday) | 194 (54.6) |
Weekend (Saturday-Sunday) | 161 (45.4) |
Accident Time | |
06:01 to 12:00 | 60 (16.9) |
12:01 to 18:00 | 130 (36.6) |
18:01 to 00:00 | 127 (35.8) |
00:01 to 06:00 | 38 (10.7) |