Table 2 Death characteristics
Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Road user type | ||
Pedestrian | 119 | 11.22 |
Cyclist | 34 | 3.20 |
Motorcycle user | 614 | 57.87 |
Car occupant | 26 | 2.45 |
Other/unspecified | 268 | 25.26 |
Health facility attended | ||
None | 476 | 44.9 |
District | 63 | 5.9 |
Provincial | 233 | 22 |
Central | 126 | 11.9 |
Other/unspecified | 94 | 11.9 |
Don't know/remember | 69 | 6.5 |
Direct causes (n = 446) | ||
Head | 351 | 78.7 |
Multiple body regions | 41 | 9.2 |
Limb | 9 | 2.3 |
Unspecified | 16 | 3.6 |
Other | 54 | 8.7 |
Death place | ||
At home | 308 | 29.0 |
In a health facility | 305 | 28.7 |
On the way to a health facility | 175 | 16.5 |
At the accident site | 273 | 25.7 |
Survival time | ||
<1 hour | 467 | 44.0 |
1 hour- <1 day | 378 | 35.6 |
1- 9 days | 145 | 13.7 |
10 days + | 40 | 3.8 |
Don't know/remember | 31 | 2.9 |
Using alcohol before the accident | ||
Yes | 205 | 19.3 |
No | 750 | 70.7 |
Don’t know | 106 | 9.9 |