Development and pilot study road traffic injury surveillance, Kaduna Nigeria
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Introduction Road Traffic Injury is common cause of unintentional injury globally and Low and middle income countries account for 90% of 1.3 million Road Traffic Injury (RTI) deaths. In Africa region, Nigeria accounts for 25% of RTI mortality but has no comprehensive and reliable RTI surveillance system. Data from Federal Road Safety Commissions (FRSC) shows gaps in RTI reporting with large disparity with estimated value from World Health Organization.
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