4 results match your criteria: "a South African Medical Research Council-University of South Africa Violence[Affiliation]"
Driver intoxication and risk for fatal crashes in South Africa: A 3-year review.
S Afr Med J
October 2021
South African Medical Research Council-University of South Africa Violence, Injury and Peace Research Unit, Cape Town, South Africa; Institute for Social and Health Sciences, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Background: Globally, alcohol intoxication has been shown to be significantly associated with increased risk for road traffic crash morbidity and mortality for all road users (drivers, passengers and pedestrians). This association relates to the diminished capacity of drivers while intoxicated to operate motor vehicles and the increased propensity for risk-taking behaviours. The overall prevalence of alcohol-related fatal crashes contributes significantly to the burden of disease in many countries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFParental supervision and discomfort with children walking to school in low-income communities in Cape Town, South Africa.
Traffic Inj Prev
May 2018
a South African Medical Research Council-University of South Africa Violence, Injury and Peace Research Unit , Tygerberg , Cape Town , South Africa.
Article Synopsis
- The study highlights that children in low-income communities are at a greater risk of pedestrian injuries due to inadequate infrastructure, reliance on walking, and lack of supervision.
- Over half of the parents reported their children walked to school unsupervised, and most parents expressed discomfort about their child's safety, despite feeling their child's road-crossing skills were above average.
- Key factors influencing parental discomfort included the time it took for children to walk to school and parents' perceptions of their child's ability to cross roads safely.
Child pedestrian safety knowledge, behaviour and road injury in Cape Town, South Africa.
Accid Anal Prev
February 2017
Childsafe South Africa and Department of Pediatric Surgery, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Klipfontein Road, Rondebosch, 7701 Cape Town, South Africa.
Pedestrian injuries are a leading cause of death among South African children, and young children residing in low-income communities are more at risk, due to various factors such as inadequate road infrastructure, exposure to traffic due to reliance on walking as a means of transport, and lack of supervision. This study used a cross-sectional, non-randomized self-report survey to assess pedestrian safety knowledge, road-crossing behaviour and pedestrian injuries of primary school children in selected low-income settings in Cape Town. The survey focused on three primary schools that had joined the Safe Kids Worldwide Model School Zone Project and was administered to 536 children aged 6-15 years, in their home language of isiXhosa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe epidemiology of homicidal strangulation in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa.
J Forensic Leg Med
January 2016
South African Medical Research Council-University of South Africa Violence, Injury and Peace Research Unit, P.O. Box 19070, Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa; Institute for Social and Health Sciences, University of South Africa, P.O. Box 1087, Lenasia, 1820, South Africa. Electronic address:
Studies that provide accurate descriptions of the occurrence of fatal strangulation events are limited, both in South Africa and elsewhere in the world. The current study describes the extent and distribution of female and male homicidal strangulation in the City of Johannesburg for the period 2001-2010. The study is a register-based cross sectional study of homicidal strangulation that draws on data recorded by the National Injury Mortality Surveillance System.
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