The Impact of Bodaboda Motor Crashes on the Budget for Clinical Services at Mulago Hospital, Kampala
Date
2010Author
Kigera, JWM
Nguku, L
Naddumba, EK
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Background: Bodabodas are a common form of transport and are becoming a major cause of
road traffic accidents in Uganda. We evaluated the magnitude of injuries related to bodabodas
and their impact on clinical services at Mulago hospital.
Methods: This was a retrospective review of all trauma patients who presented at Mulago
hospital emergency ward between June and August 2008 following bodaboda crash. The
hospital costs involved in their management were obtained from the office of the hospital
statistician.
Results: Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) were the leading cause of trauma and bodabodas were
involved in 41% of all trauma patients. The average duration of stay was 8.3 days. The average
cost to maintain a bodaboda patient was determined at Uganda shillings 700,359/ or the
equivalent of US $369. Bodaboda injuries consumed 62.5% of the budget allocation for the
directorate of surgery, Mulago Hospital.
Conclusions: Bodabodas are a major cause of traumatic injuries among cases seen in the
surgical emergency department at Mulago and the costs incurred by the hospital in managing
these injuries are enormous. Efforts should be made to reduce the menace that is brought about
by bodaboda motorcycle crashes. Resources currently being spent on treating injuries resulting
from accidents involving bodabodas would then be used to improve the care of other patients.
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Citation
East and Central African Journal of Surgery Volume 15 Number 1. March/April 2010.Publisher
College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10378]