Factors related to death from traffic accidents in Kap Choeng District Surin Province

Abstract

     This study was survey research by retrospective analytical study using the Matched Case-control method was conducted with the objective of studying factors associated with death from traffic accidents in Kap Choeng District, Surin Province The sample group was traffic accident victims. In Kap Choeng District From October 2017 to September 2021, a total sample of 220 people were matched by age 1 : 4, divided into a death group of 44 people and a group of 176 people who did not die. Data were collected from patient medical records. and the database in the Kap Cheong Hospital computer program Factors associated with death were analyzed using Conditional logistic regression, presenting Odds Ratio (OR), confidence interval 95% CI, significance level set at 0.05.
     The results of the study found that factors were related to death from traffic accidents are personal factors, including drinking alcoholic beverages (OR_adj = 3.09, 95%CI = 1.18 – 8.09, p–value = 0.021), environmental factors were traffic accidents on main roads (OR_adj = 4.44, 95% CI = 2.09 – 9.75, p –value < 0.001) and the time of the incident at night (OR_adj = 3.34, 95% CI = 1.38 – 8.06, p–value = 0.007). Therefore, there should be measures to control the consumption of alcoholic beverages among vehicle drivers. Furthermore, the road inspection of traffic accident spots and where every person is seriously injured or killed should be analyzed problems and find solutions. It will help reduce the severity of injuries and deaths from traffic accidents.