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This study was designed to explore the pattern and factors associated with road traffic injury in a high-risk zone of Bangladesh.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This mixed-method study included a total of 363 road traffic injury victims for the quantitative component, and 10 traffic-related officials and 10 drivers for the qualitative element. Data were collected using a pretested questionnaire, key informant interviews and a focus group discussion using a focus group discussion guide. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were done using Stata V.17 and NVivo V.12, respectively.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Most participants were male, illiterate and young (&lt;30 years) with age averaging 31.50\u00b19.16 years. 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The qualitative component of the study identified several factors related to road traffic injury, including driver factors (lack of sleep, bad driving habits and lack of helmets), driving activity factors (ignoring rules, overtaking, crossing speed limits and using bright headlights), road-related factors (broken roads, unplanned curves and angles, the need for spacious streets and the lack of appraisal of previous crash records) and traffic control factors (stringent traffic rules, effective implementation and training on using speed guns).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The factors related to road traffic injury identified in this study could be used to plan targeted interventions for road safety improvement.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/ip-2023-045001","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,29]],"date-time":"2024-05-29T13:20:54Z","timestamp":1716988854000},"page":"32-39","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Factors associated with road traffic injury in a high-risk zone of Bangladesh: a mixed-method study"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"31","author":[{"given":"Md Faisal Kabir","family":"Rozars","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh"},{"name":"Public Health Promotion and Development Society, Dhaka, Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nawshin","family":"Ahmed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Public Health Promotion and Development Society, Dhaka, Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Naima","family":"Sultana","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"BGC Trust Medical College, Chittagong, Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"A S M","family":"Ishtiak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"World Health Organization, Dhaka, Bangladesh"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Md. 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