Table 4.
Bivariate and multivariable regression analysis of RTA with the predictors in Mekelle city, Northern Ethiopia, 2015
| Variables | Category | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) |
| Age | 0.08 (0.041 to 0.121)* | 1.05 (0.98 to 1.12) | |
| Marital status | Married | 0.85 (0.348 to 2.086)* | 1.62 (0.60 to 4.39) 0.94 (0.25 to 3.45) 1 (ref.) |
| Single | 0.37 (0.141 to 0.972)* | ||
| Divorced | 1 (ref.) | ||
| Widower | 2.72 (0.711 to 10.408) | ||
| Religion | Protestant | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) 0.24 (0.05 to 1.26) |
| Orthodox | 0.22 (0.052 to 0.940)* | ||
| Muslim | 0.45 (0.102 to 2.059) | ||
| Catholic | 0.55 (0.095 to 3.245) | ||
| Ethnicity | Afar | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) 0.04 (0.005 to 0.58)* |
| Amhara | 0.12 (0.011 to 1.195) | ||
| Tigray | 0.04 (0.004 to 0.351)* | ||
| Vehicle ownership | Private (driver is employee) | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) 4.16(1.48 to 11.70)* 1.64 (0.71 to 3.339) |
| Governmental | 3.5 (1.464 to 8.168)* | ||
| Driver (driver is the owner) | 2.38 (1.225 to 4.660)* | ||
| Licence grade | First | 1 (ref.) | |
| Third | 1.36 (0.329 to 5.632) | ||
| Fourth | 0.55 (0.138 to 2.241) | ||
| Special | 1.52 (0.249 to 9.294) | ||
| Alcohol use | No | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) 2.29 (1.08 to 4.85)* |
| Yes | 1.88 (1.034 to 3.437)* | ||
| Substance use other than alcohol | Chat | 2.12. (1.010 to 4.478)* | 2.18 (0.78 to 6.05) 1.11 (0.39 to 3.18) 1 (ref.) |
| Cigarette | 2.55 (1.105 to 5.884)* | ||
| I do not use | 1 (ref.) | ||
| Cell phone use while driving | No | 1 (ref.) | 1 (ref.) 1.80 (0.86 to 3.74) |
| Yes | 2.27 (1.246 to 4.150)* | ||
| Use seat belt while driving | No | 1 (ref.) | |
| Yes | 0.61 (0.29 to 1.28) | ||
| Income | 1.00 (0.999 to 1.000) | ||
| Distance travelled | 1.00 (0.999 to 1.005) | ||
| Driver’s experience | 0.86 (0. 749 to 0.999)* | 0.74 (0.60 to 0.90)* | |
| Nor of vehicle service since the date of the vehicle manufactured | 1.24 (1.103 to 1.398)* | 1.18 (0.99 to 1.40) | |
| Road infrastructure | Gravel | 1 (ref.) | |
| Cobble stone | 1.02 (0.33 to 3.14) | ||
| Asphalt | 1.95 (0.70 to 5.46) | ||
| Service provision of the vehicle as per the manufacturer recommendation | No | 1 (ref.) | |
| Yes | 0.59 (0.14 to 2.44) | ||
| Visual impairment | No | 1 (ref.) | |
| Yes | 1.51 (0.45 to 5.10) | ||
| No violation rule for the speed | No | 1 (ref.) | |
| Yes | 0.40 (0.12 to 1.31) | ||
| Listen radio while driving | No | 1 (ref.) | |
| Yes | 1.12 (0.56 to 2.26) | ||
| What did you do in heavy traffic? | Either pass or stay | 1 (ref.) | |
| Pass fast | 0.30 (0.02 to 4.06) | ||
| Slow speed | 0.14 (0.01 to 1.55) | ||
| Ever received a ticket, citation, or warning for any traffic violation | No | 1 (ref.) | |
| Yes | 1.65 (0.91 to 3.00) |
n=246.
*P<0.05.
RTA, road traffic accident.