Public health implications of increasing trends in the burden of road traffic accidents in Ho and Hohoe Municipalities in the Volta Region of Ghana.

• Main Authors: Pious Afrane (Author), Robert Kaba Alhassan (Author), Maxwell Afetor (Author), Martin Adjuik Alhassan (Author), Paul Amuna (Author), Seth Owusu-Agyei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Road traffic accidents account for 1.35 million deaths and up to 50 million injuries each year globally, mostly among persons aged 5-29 years. The existing road safety measures in Ghana are grossly inadequate, leading to occurrence of unprecedented Road Traffic Accidents (RTA). This study sought to...