Table 4 Characteristics of RTCs according to time, place and Weather condition 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 |
Place of collision (2310) | Â | Â | Â |
  Adama | 128 (32.9) | 847 (44) | 0.001 |
  Mojo | 87 (22.3) | 307 (15.9) |  |
  Bishoftu | 84 (21.6) | 375 (19.8) |  |
  Dukem | 64 (16.5) | 269 (13.9) |  |
  Gelan | 26 (6.7) | 123 (6.4) |  |
Year at collision (2335) | Â | Â | Â |
  July 2007 to June 2008 | 42 (10.8) | 215 (11.2) | 0.085 |
  July 2008 to June 2009 | 71 (18.3) | 421 (21.9) |  |
  July 2009 to June 2010 | 89 (22.9) | 354 (18.4) |  |
  July 2010 to June 2011 | 91(23.4) | 392 (20.5) |  |
  July 2011 to June 2012 | 96(24.7) | 540 (28) |  |
Vehicle has deficiency (2183) | Â | Â | Â |
  Yes | 3 (0.8) | 15 (0.8) | 0.646 |
  No | 362 (99.2) | 1803 (99.2) |  |
Weather condition at the time of the collision (2312) | Â | Â | Â |
  Rainy | 5 (1.3) | 34 (1.8) | 0.804 |
  Dry | 379 (97.9) | 1876 (97.5) |  |
  Others* | 3 (0.8) | 15 (0.8) |  |
Light condition at the time of collision (2286) | Â | Â | Â |
  Dark midnight | 46 (12) | 96 (5) | <0.001 |
  Dark early night/morning | 50 (13.1) | 156 (8.2) |  |
  Daylight | 287 (74.9) | 1651 (86.8) |  |