%0 Journal Article
%T To study the socio demographic profile of road traffic accident victims in district hospital, karimnagar
%A P V Srinivasa Kumar
%A K Srinivasan
%J International Journal of Research and Development of Health
%D 2013
%I International Journal of Research and Development of Health
%X Introduction: Road traffic injuries are a major but neglected global public health problem, requiring concerted efforts for effective and sustainable prevention. Of all the systems that people have to deal with on a daily basis, road transport is the most complex and the most dangerous. Materials & Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted to evaluate socio demographic characteristics, among the RTA victims admitted in district hospital, Karimnagar. Results: A total of 370 road traffic accident victims were interviewed by the end of study period. In this study, it was found that most of the RTA 192 (52.5%) cases were belonging to the age group of 21-30 years, followed by 96 (26.2%) in age group of 31-40 years and 42 (11.5%) in age group of 11-20 years.Conclusion: Guiding and implementing traffic related rules through counselling, health education, road shows etc., will have a great effect in controlling road traffic accidents. A small effort will have a big impact in the present scenario.
%K Road traffic accidents (RTA)
%K sociodemographic profile
%K victims
%U http://www.ijrdh.com/files/RTA%20article%206.pdf