دورية أكاديمية
Perception of Medical Undergraduates regarding Drifts of Road Trafic Accidents in the Metropolitan City of Karachi
| العنوان: | Perception of Medical Undergraduates regarding Drifts of Road Trafic Accidents in the Metropolitan City of Karachi |
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| المؤلفون: | Rimsha Rahim Vohra, Tuba Khan, Bilal Rauf Kahara, Hira Jamil, Nida Shaukat, Unaiza Khalid, Fauzia Imtiaz, Mukkarum Ali |
| المصدر: | Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 46-50 (2019) |
| بيانات النشر: | Dow University of Health Sciences, 2019. |
| سنة النشر: | 2019 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | road traffic accedents, preventable measures, motorcyclist, Medicine |
| الوصف: | Background: Currently, Road traffic accident (RTA) is the 9 leading cause of deaths worldwide. Therefore, this research was conducted to assess the awareness of medical undergraduates regarding drifts of road traffic accidents in the Karachi city. Methods: This survey was carried out at Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi during a period of one month, from February 2016 to March 2016. A total of 334 medical undergraduates studying in Dow Medical College, DUHS were enrolled. A pre-structured questionnaire was designed to collect perception of medical undergraduates regarding the causes of RTA, common victims, age groups and the body part mostly affected. Results: According to our study, majority of the responders (n=265, 79.3%) believed that RTAs occur more commonly in commercial areas of the city with 19 to 40 years being the most common age groups (n= 283, 85.3%). Motorcyclists were reported as the most common victims (n=251, 75%) whereas head was reported as the most affected region (n=192, 57.5%). Majority (n=303, 90.7%) believes that awareness among drivers regarding preventable causes of RTAs can lower the accident rates. Moreover, 317 (94.9%) respondents also suggested strict laws and regulations to decrease the number of deadly accidents in the city. Conclusion: According to majority of the medical undergraduates, there is a dire need to create awareness among drivers of Karachi. Furthermore, strict laws and regulations to reduce the number of deadly accidents in the city were also suggested by respondents. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1995-2198 2410-2180 |
| Relation: | http://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/747; https://doaj.org/toc/1995-2198; https://doaj.org/toc/2410-2180 |
| DOI: | 10.36570/jduhs.2019.1.599 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/d683f0dd6522408d84a46061e8ce0e97 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.683f0dd6522408d84a46061e8ce0e97 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 19952198 24102180 |
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| DOI: | 10.36570/jduhs.2019.1.599 |