Road Traffic Injuries in Kenya: The Health Burden and Risk Factors in Two Districts

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 24-30

  Bachani, Abdulgafoor M ^a   Koradia, Pranali ^a   Herbert, Hadley K ^a   Mogere, Stephen ^b   Akungah, Daniel ^c   Nyamari, Jackim ^c   Osoro, Eric ^d   Maina, William ^d   Stevens, Kent A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Roless Media Management Institute   (Kenya)

^c KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Helmets; Kenya; Reflective clothing; Road safety; Road traffic injuries; Speed

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CAR DRIVING; CHILD; FEMALE; HELMET; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BICYCLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859506332     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2011.633136     Document Type: Article

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