Table 3 Driver’s related factors associated with RTCs between Akaki and Adama, central Ethiopia from July 2007 to June 2012
From: Magnitude of, trends in, and associated factors of road traffic collision in central Ethiopia
Variables | Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Fatal number (%) | Nonfatal number (%) | p-value |
Age of driver (2263) | Â | Â | Â |
  Less or equal to18 | 5(1.4) | 20(1.1) | 0.592 |
  19-30 | 193(52.1) | 974(51.5) |  |
  31-50 | 152(41.1) | 761(40.2) |  |
  50+ | 20(5.4) | 138(7.3) |  |
Sex of driver (2307) | Â | Â | Â |
  Female | 5(1.3) | 10(0.5) | 0.089 |
  Male | 379(98.7) | 1913 (99.5) |  |
Vehicle owner ship (2290) | Â | Â | Â |
  Owner | 49(12.9) | 293 (15.3) | 0.366 |
  Hired | 323 (85.2) | 1593(83.4) |  |
  Others* | 7(1.8) | 25(1.3) |  |
Educational status (2063) | Â | Â | Â |
  0-4 | 13(3.8) | 61(3.5) | 0.326 |
  5-8 | 127(37.1) | 583(33.9) |  |
  9-10 | 102(29.8) | 470 (27.3) |  |
  11-12 | 71(20.8) | 425(24.7) |  |
  12+ | 29(8.5) | 182 (10.6) |  |
Driving experience (1473) | Â | Â | Â |
  <1 yr | 21(8) | 108(8.9) | 0.873 |
  1-2year | 79(30) | 322(26.6) |  |
  3-5 year | 77(29.3) | 402(33.2) |  |
  5-10 year | 66(25.1) | 279(23.1) |  |
  10+ year | 20(7.6) | 99(8.2) |  |
Grade of driver’s license (2153) |  |  |  |
  No driving license | 4(1.1) | 22(1.2) | 0.843 |
  1st level | 6(1.7) | 33 (1.8) |  |
  2nd level | 30(8.4) | 175 (9.7) |  |
  3rd level | 174(48.9) | 830(46.2) |  |
  4th level | 77(21.6) | 357(19.9) |  |
  5th level | 63(17.7) | 368(20.5) |  |
  Special license | 2(0.6) | 12(0.7) |  |