PMID- 31433684
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20200714
LR  - 20200714
IS  - 1538-957X (Electronic)
IS  - 1538-9588 (Linking)
VI  - 20
IP  - 7
DP  - 2019
TI  - Characteristics and severity of motorcycle crashes resulting in hospitalization 
      in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
PG  - 732-737
LID - 10.1080/15389588.2019.1643460 [doi]
AB  - Objective: This study aims to describe the crash characteristics, injury 
      outcomes, and risk factors associated with injury severity for motorcycle crashes 
      resulting in hospitalization in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam. Methods: A 
      cross-sectional study was undertaken of motorcyclists who were injured as the 
      result of a crash and were admitted to hospital for more than 24 h. Information 
      was collected using a researcher-administered questionnaire and a medical record 
      review. Descriptive statistics and a multiple logistic regression model were 
      undertaken. The outcome of interest was severity of the injury, measured using 
      the Injury Severity Score (ISS). Results: A total of 352 hospitalized 
      motorcyclists were included in the study, of which 6.8% (n = 24) were classified 
      as severe injuries (ISS > 15). At the time of the crash, 41% of participants were 
      not licensed to drive a motorcycle, 26% were speeding, 13% were not wearing a 
      helmet, and 9% were using their mobile phone. The results of the multiple 
      logistic regression model found that not being licensed to drive a motorcycle 
      (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 3.32; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.18-9.34) and 
      crashing at nighttime (AOR = 4.28; 95% CI, 1.33-13.78) were significantly 
      associated with increased injury severity among hospitalized motorcyclists. 
      Conclusions: This study highlighted several high-risk behaviors among 
      hospitalized motorcyclists in Vietnam. In addition, the study found that being 
      unlicensed and crashing at night were associated with higher injury severity 
      among hospitalized motorcyclists. The findings suggest that prevention and 
      enforcement interventions targeting high-risk behaviors may reduce the 
      significant morbidity and mortality associated with motorcycle crashes in 
      Vietnam.
FAU - Doan, Han Thi Ngoc
AU  - Doan HTN
AD  - Curtin-Monash Accident Research Centre, Curtin University , Perth , Western 
      Australia , Australia.
AD  - Faculty of Public Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City 
      , Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam.
FAU - Hobday, Michelle B
AU  - Hobday MB
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7001-2598
AD  - Curtin-Monash Accident Research Centre, Curtin University , Perth , Western 
      Australia , Australia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20190821
PL  - England
TA  - Traffic Inj Prev
JT  - Traffic injury prevention
JID - 101144385
SB  - IM
MH  - Accidents, Traffic/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Hospitalization/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Humans
MH  - Injury Severity Score
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Motorcycles
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Vietnam/epidemiology
MH  - Wounds and Injuries/*epidemiology/*therapy
MH  - Young Adult
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Injury Severity Score
OT  - Motorcycle injuries
OT  - Vietnam
OT  - crash characteristics
OT  - injury patterns
OT  - motorcycle
EDAT- 2019/08/23 06:00
MHDA- 2020/07/15 06:00
CRDT- 2019/08/22 06:00
PHST- 2019/08/23 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/07/15 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2019/08/22 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1080/15389588.2019.1643460 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Traffic Inj Prev. 2019;20(7):732-737. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2019.1643460. Epub 
      2019 Aug 21.