Rimsha Rahim Vohra, Tuba Khan, Bilal Rauf Kahara, Hira Jamil, Nida Shaukat, Unaiza Khalid, Fauzia Imtiaz, Mukkarum Ali.
Perception of Medical Undergraduates regarding Drifts of Road Trafic Accidents in the Metropolitan City of Karachi.
J Dow Uni Health Sci Jan ;13(1):46-50.

Background: Currently, Road traffic accident (RTA) is the 9 leading cause of deaths worldwide. Therefore, this research was conducted to assess the awareness of medical undergraduates regarding drifts of road traffic accidents in the Karachi city. Methods: This survey was carried out at Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi during a period of one month, from February 2016 to March 2016. A total of 334 medical undergraduates studying in Dow Medical College, DUHS were enrolled. A pre-structured questionnaire was designed to collect perception of medical undergraduates regarding the causes of RTA, common victims, age groups and the body part mostly affected. Results: According to our study, majority of the responders (n=265, 79.3%) believed that RTAs occur more commonly in commercial areas of the city with 19 to 40 years being the most common age groups (n= 283, 85.3%). Motorcyclists were reported as the most common victims (n=251, 75%) whereas head was reported as the most affected region (n=192, 57.5%). Majority (n=303, 90.7%) believes that awareness among drivers regarding preventable causes of RTAs can lower the accident rates. Moreover, 317 (94.9%) respondents also suggested strict laws and regulations to decrease the number of deadly accidents in the city. Conclusion: According to majority of the medical undergraduates, there is a dire need to create awareness among drivers of Karachi. Furthermore, strict laws and regulations to reduce the number of deadly accidents in the city were also suggested by respondents.

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