@article{fdi:010090005,
  title = {{U}nderstanding the factors of road crash severity in {B}enin : a matched case-control study},
  author = {{D}addah, {D}. and {A}hanhanzo, {Y}. {G}. and {K}pozehouen, {A}. and {D}os-{S}antos, {B}. {H}. and {B}onnet, {E}mmanuel and {L}eveque, {A}. and {C}oppieters, {Y}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: in {B}enin, due to the unavailability of comprehensive data on road crashes, road safety policies are mainly based on partial statistics provided by the police. {T}hese remain unreliable in terms of injury severity , risk factors. {T}his study aims to determine the factors influencing the severity of injuries after a road crash in {B}enin.{M}ethods: the present nested case-control study, matched for age and sex, was based on a hospital cohort of road crash victims set up in five hospitals in {B}enin between {J}uly 2019 and {J}anuary 2020. {A} sample of severely injured patients according to the {A}bbreviated {I}njury {S}cale ({AIS}) (cases) was compared to non-severely injured patients (controls).{R}esults: the severe crash occurred mainly during the night between 8 p.m. and midnight (36.2% of cases vs. 24.4% of controls) and on main roads (57.8% of cases vs. 34.7% of controls). {F}actors associated with injury severity were time of the crash: night between 8 p.m. and midnight ({A}djusted {O}dd {R}atio ({AOR}): 2.1; {CI} 95%: 1.4-3.2), major roads (national interstate roads and national roads) ({AOR}: 2.8; {CI} 95%: 2.0-4.0) and non-work related travel ({AOR}: 1.8; {CI} 95%: 1.2-2.7).{C}onclusions: factors associated with road crash severity in {B}enin were nighttime, main roads and non-work related travel. {R}aising user awareness about compliance with traffic rules and improving public lighting, especially along main roads could help reduce the number of serious injuries.},
  keywords = {road crash ; nested case-control ; severity ; abbreviated injury scale ; {B}enin ; {BENIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {P}ublic {H}ealth in {A}frica},
  volume = {14},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {2313 [6 p.]},
  ISSN = {2038-9922},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.4081/jphia.2023.2313},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090005},
}