The road safety experiences and perspectives among technology sector employees of a US multinational corporation in urban India

S.F Jacoby,F.K Winston,T.S Richmond

doi:10.1016/j.aogh.2015.02.972

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(p1⁄40.009), comprised more males (p1⁄40.05), died faster ( 48 hours vs. Interpretation: The mortality burden of trauma and sepsis in the TASH-ED is high, and mortality patterns differ between these groups. As emergency medicine develops as a specialty in Ethiopia, reduced mortality among these otherwise young, previously well patients could occur through targeted trauma prevention advocacy and the development of context-specific ED clinical care protocols. The generalizability of these study findings are limited by being a single-center study but hold great importance for informed improvements in ED care at Tikur Anbessa Hospital and likely approximate overall early ED mortality patterns in similarly-resourced ED settings in Ethiopia and other African countries. Funding: This project was funded by research grants from the University Health Network and the International Development Research Center. Abstract #: 02NCD007

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There is urgent need for a multi-sectoral response to reduce the dangerously high road traffic injury and fatality rates in India
A research team member used a focus group guide to elicit participants’ perspectives about traveling on roads in their city of residence, perception of road safety and hazards, experiences with road traffic injury, and opinions about programs that would enhance their self-efficacy as a road user
Focus group findings were interpreted within the context of the demographic, vehicular and road use features, and road safety behaviors, identified in descriptive analysis of survey data

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Background: There is urgent need for a multi-sectoral response to reduce the dangerously high road traffic injury and fatality rates in India. Methods: Self-report surveys and focus group interviews were used to elicit the road safety perceptions, attitudes and behaviors of employees in MNC’s offices in Bangalore and Pune.

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