Pilot Study On The Use Of Internet Social Network Site As A Vehicle For Multicenter Injury Research
Date
2013-06Author
Odhiambo, Walter A
Odira, Francis
Simiyu, Henry
Ndinya, Florentius
Cassel, Erin
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PresentationLanguage
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Background: Interpersonal violence (IPV) and road traffic injuries (RTI) are
the leading causes of injury globally. These injuries are largely preventable
and thus the World Health Organization (WHO) has prioritized the need to
generate reliable and consistent data in order to understand and define context
in which these injuries occur so as to aid in developing preventive strategies. In
developing countries like Kenya, one of the rapidly increasing causes of RTI is
the Motor Cycle (MC) crashes. MC has emerged in the recent past as a cheap
and popular means of public transport. However, poor safety measures and lack
of rider training has led to an exponential increase in MC related injuries.
Objective: To pilot the use of internet social network site- facebook as a vehicle
for concurrent multicenter MC injury study.
Method: The three month study was conducted concurrently in four hospitals in
different parts of Kenya. There was weekly posting of data collected from each
hospital in a restricted facebook group site.
Results:A total of 134 MC injuries were reported from the four study centers. The
male to female ratio was 4:1. The youngest casualty was a 1year old passenger
while the eldest was a 70year old pedestrian. There was significant variation
in data from each of the study centers, but in general, 36% were riders, 31%
pedestrians, 30% passengers while 3% involved non-motorized cyclists.
Citation
Odhiambo A.Walter, Odira Francis, Simiyu Henry, Ndinya Florentius, Cassel Erin;Pilot Study On The Use Of Internet Social Network Site As A Vehicle For Multicenter Injury Research,presented at the 2nd International Scientific Conference, Chs And Knh, 19th - 21st June 2013.Publisher
University of Nairobi College of Health Sciences
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Pilot Study On The Use Of Internet Social Network Site As A Vehicle For Multicenter Injury Research,presented at the 2nd International Scientific Conference, Chs And Knh, 19th - 21st June 2013.