Epidemiology of pediatric road traffic injuries: a multicenter hospital-based study in Ghana
The differences in injury patterns, mortality rates, and crash types underscore regional disparities in risk exposure and point to the limited effectiveness of road safety interventions across the country. The local road safety authorities should intensify road safety education and law enforcement, with clear outcome indicators to monitor impacts. Improvements in road infrastructure are also necessary, which provide separate routes for pedestrians with strict adherence.
Authors
- Alexis D. B. Buunaaim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9703-8472)
- Peter Dambach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1086-6866)
- Peter Donkor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8926-8681)
- Anthony Baffour Appiah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6559-8507)
- Vincent Ativor
- Michael Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0217-7646)
- John Abanga Alatiiga
- Charles Mock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7458-4748)
- Mahsa MohammadNamdar
Institutions
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (GH)
- Tamale Teaching Hospital (GH)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Harborview Medical Center (US)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (US)
- Heidelberg Engineering (Germany) (DE)
- University for Development Studies (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-025-00646-1
- Primary Topic
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00