PMID- 24283088
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140107
LR  - 20131128
IS  - 1115-2613 (Print)
IS  - 1115-2613 (Linking)
VI  - 22
IP  - 4
DP  - 2013 Oct-Dec
TI  - Visual defects and commercial motorcycle accidents in south eastern Nigeria.
PG  - 299-303
AB  - BACKGROUND: Commercial motorcyclists are a regular part of our highways, 
      especially with the decrease in the number and quality of good roads. This study 
      is aimed at determining the role of vision if any in the increasing number of 
      road traffic accidents (RTA's) among commercial motorcyclists in Enugu 
      metropolis, Nigeria. METHOD: A cross sectional survey with a multi stage random 
      sampling design was used to select the 615 commercial motorcyclists in Enugu 
      metropolis enrolled in the study. RESULT: Out of the 615 motorcyclists, seven 
      (1.14% +/- 0.70%) motorcyclists had visual impairment (< 6/18-3/60). Visual field 
      defect was noted in 2.3% +/- 0.98% while 2.6% +/- 0.98% had colour vision defect. 
      The prevalence of road traffic accident (RTA) was 57.7%. Visual impairment was 
      not significantly associated with RTA (P = 0.333) while visual field defect (P = 
      0.000), and colour vision defect (P = 0.003) were positively associated with RTA. 
      Inexperienced riders had significantly more RTAs than their counterparts (P = 
      0.000). CONCLUSION; Visual field defect, and colour vision defect were 
      significantly associated with RTA but this finding is in the backdrop of poor 
      training, and inexperience which also significantly affected RTA among the 
      predominantly young riders involved in RTA.
FAU - Achigbu, E O
AU  - Achigbu EO
AD  - Department of Ophthalmology Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Imo State. 
      bebediora@yahoo.com
FAU - Fiebai, B
AU  - Fiebai B
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Nigeria
TA  - Niger J Med
JT  - Nigerian journal of medicine : journal of the National Association of Resident 
      Doctors of Nigeria
JID - 100888321
SB  - IM
MH  - Accidents, Traffic/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Color Vision Defects/epidemiology
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Motorcycles
MH  - Nigeria/epidemiology
MH  - Vision Disorders/*epidemiology
MH  - Visual Fields
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2013/11/29 06:00
MHDA- 2014/01/08 06:00
CRDT- 2013/11/29 06:00
PHST- 2013/11/29 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/11/29 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/01/08 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Niger J Med. 2013 Oct-Dec;22(4):299-303.