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. 2020 Jun 26;20:52. doi: 10.1186/s12873-020-00348-5

Table 2.

Clinical and accident related factors among road traffic accident survivors (RTA) attending selected hospitals in southern Ethiopia, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 416)

S.no Variables Category Frequency %
1 Time since accident 30–90 days 344 82.7%
> 90 days 72 17.3%
2 History of Previous road traffic accident Yes 104 25%
No 312 75%
3 Role during accident Driver and assistant 115 26.9%
Passenger 171 41.1%
Pedestrian 130 31.3%
4 Presence of family or friend in the same accident Yes 37 8.9%
No 379 91.15
5 Depressive symptoms Yes 50 12%
No 366 88%
6 CMDs Yes 115 27.6%
No 301 72.4%
7 Diagnosed Co-morbid Medical Illness Yes 15 3.6%
No 401 96.4%
8 Type of Diagnosed Co-morbid Medical Illness HTN only 9 60%
CVD only 3 20%
DM only 2 13.3%
>  2 of the above 1 6.7%

Abbreviations: HTN hypertension, CVD cardiovascular disorder, DM diabetes mellitus, CMD common mental disorder