Trends of motorcyclist accidents in Kelantan and factors associated With severity of motorcyclists' Injury seen in Hospital UniversitI Sains Malaysia (HUSM), Kelantan

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dc.contributor.authorSadiq @ Naing, Mohd Ayub Sadiq @ Lin
dc.contributor.authorIbrahim, Ahmad Zaki
dc.contributor.authorHusain, Nik Rosmawati Nik
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-25T04:02:04Z
dc.date.available2020-08-25T04:02:04Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractMotor vehicle crashes (MVCs) contribute large proportion of death and disability globally. In Malaysia, more than 50°/o of the registered vehicles are motorcycle and it becomes one of the most important forms of personal transportation. Approximately 52.2°/o of all fatalities and 70.9°/o of all casualties related to MVCs in Kelantan were motorcycle riders and pillion riders. The objectives of the study were to determine the trend of motorcycle crashes in Kelantan between 1998 and 2003 and to identify factors associated with the severity of injury sustained by motorcyclist accidents. This study has two parts. Part 1 was a retrospective record review of MVCs in Kelantan between 1998 and 2003. Part 2 was a cross-sectional study on associated factors of motorcyclist accidents, assessed through face to face interviewed-based questionnaire and, at the same time the severity of injury was determined through Revised Trauma Score. The study revealed that majority of road traffic injuries involved motorcycle users (58.5°/o to 63.1 °/o). The proportion of fatality was between 8.6o/o and 10.7% and majority involved those aged 11-30 years (60.0°/o- 69.7°/o). About 90°/o of the fatal motorcycle injuries were male. The peak hour for fatality was between 4.00 and 8.00 in the afternoons. There was no seasonal pattern of motorcycle accidents but, there was significant linear increasing trend over time (p<0.001) with an average increase of 9 cases every year. Age more than 50 years (OR=12.87, 95°/o Cl: 1.85, 89.58), no motorcycle license (OR=14.32, 95°/o Cl: 3.85, 53.23), no stressful condition (OR=4. 73, 95°/o Cl: 1.64, 13.69) and crash on two-way road (OR=4. 78, 95°/o Cl: 1.26, 18.1 0) increased the odds of getting low score (RTS<11 ). Accidents on straight roadways (OR=0.24, 95%> Cl: 0.07, 0.75) or on wet roads (OR=0.09, 95o/o Cl: 0.02, 0.55) and drivers sleeping six to less than nine hours at night prior to accidents (OR=0.11, 95o/o Cl: 0.02, 0.64) reduced the odds for low score. Based on the results above, we conclude that the trend of motorcycle accidents was increasing in the years 1998 - 2003, but with no seasonal pattern. Most of the fatal motorcycle crashes involved young men riders and occurred in afternoons. Age more than 50 years, no motorcycle license, no stressful condition and crashes on two-way road showeden_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9896
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan, Universiti Sains Malaysiaen_US
dc.subjectMotor vehicle crashesen_US
dc.titleTrends of motorcyclist accidents in Kelantan and factors associated With severity of motorcyclists' Injury seen in Hospital UniversitI Sains Malaysia (HUSM), Kelantanen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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