Road accidents: a third burden of ‘disease’ in sub-Saharan Africa-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Road accidents: a third burden of ‘disease’ in sub-Saharan Africa

Published:2013-12 Issue:4 Volume:20 Page:52-55
ISSN:1757-9759
Container-title:Global Health Promotion
language:en
Short-container-title:Glob Health Promot

Author:

Onywera Vincent O.¹²,Blanchard Claire³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Recreation Management and Exercise Science, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya

2. IAAF Athletics Academy, Kenyatta University, Kenya

3. International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE), France

Abstract

Road traffic injuries (RTIs) continue to be a major cause of death and disability throughout low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The aim of this commentary is highlight some of the major causes of RTIs in sub-Saharan Africa and suggests strategies for better road safety as well as suggestions on how to reduce road accidents in LMICs.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1757975913502688

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