Translational Medicine
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Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa City, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Predictive Factors for Fatality after Traumatic Brain Injury among Road Traffic Crash Victims in Addis Ababa City, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Zuriyash Mengistu*, Ahmed Ali and Teferi Abegaz
  
  Background: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is one of the common preventable causes of mortality and disability among road traffic victims worldwide, especially in low-and middle-income countries, including Ethiopia. Objective: To determine risk factors of mortality after traumatic brain injury due to road traffic crashes. Methods: This study was done based on a prospective cohort of 242 severe brain-injured patients using cluster sampling in Addis Ababa city hospitals. The study was conducted from February 2018 to November 2019. Data were collected from brain-injured patients using a structured questionnaire, survival analysis was considered for statistical analysis. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Addis Ababa university, college of Health Sciences Institutional Review Board (IRB). Confidentiality .. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2161-1025.24.14.315

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