OUTCOME AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS AT WOLAITA SODDO CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL, WOLAITA SODDO, SOUTH ETHIOPIA 2020, INSTITUTION-BASED CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.

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ABSTRACT Background In today s world road traffic accident victims is treated as a major epidemic of non-communicable disease. Road traffic accidents caused numerous family tragedies such as serious economic loss to the community and the death of young people. The problem is more severe in low and middle-income countries. In Ethiopia, the largest proportion of series injuries comes from road traffic accidents and become major causes of death in the emergency room. Despite this, only a little is known about treatment outcomes of road traffic accident victims and its associated factors in Ethiopia. Method An institution-based Cross-sectional study design was conducted at Wolaita Soddo Christian hospital with a sample of 400 road traffic accidents. The medical record was selected using a systematic sampling method. Data was entered using Epi-data version 4.1 and was exported to and analyzed using SPSS version 23. A multivariable logistic regression model was used to assess the association between the independent variables and dependent variables. RESULT The overall death rate was 9.5%. Being out of hospital catchment area [AOR= 2.16, 95% CI= (1.01-4.70)] presence of co-morbid condition [AOR= 6.77 95% CI= (2.44-18.81)] lack of first aid help [AOR= 2.77 95% CI= (1.17-6.52)] and severity of the injury [AOR= 3.85 95% CI= (1.50-9.89)] were found to be significantly associated with outcome of road traffic accident victims. Conclusion The study shows that the death rate from road traffic accidents was high. Therefore, designing strategies to decrease death from road traffic accidents by giving great emphasis to road traffic accident victims with co-morbid conditions and severe injury and focusing on the availability and accessibility of pre-hospital care service. Keywords: Outcome, road traffic accident, Wolaita Soddo Christian hospital, Ethiopia