Author(s)

Mizelo Wa Nkumwimba Jean¹, Kayembe Mashika Anselme¹, Kiluba Makiki Synphorien², Kampetenga Tshitenga Serge³, Ilunga Kandolo Simon³, Mwarabu Much’apa Bienfait³, Maungulu Matungulu Charles³, Kabyla Ilunga Benjamin^3,4

¹High of Medical Technical School, Manono, The Democratic Republic of Congo.
²Faculty of Political, Administrative and Social Sciences, University of Manono, Manono, The Democratic Republic of Congo.
³School of Public Health, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, The Democratic Republic of Congo.
⁴Faculty of Medicine, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, The Democratic Republic of Congo.

Introduction: Road accidents constitute a major public health problem with regard to the costs generated by this phenomenon. Methodology: We con-ducted a cross-sectional descriptive study of Road traffic accidents in the city of Manono, an urban-rural area, with the aim of understanding this phenome-non in a highly suburbanized environment, characterized by artisanal exploita-tion of among others lithium, coltan with an increasing flow of urban popula-tion as well as the automobile car. Results: We found that most road accidents occurred on the day 51.0%, Sunday and Monday 19.2%. In 78.8%, drivers were ≥18 years old. Conclusion: It is important that an emphasis be placed on the rules of road safety because road accidents do not spare any environment, be it urban or rural.

Road Accident, Sub-Saharan Africa, Rural, Manono

Jean, M. , Anselme, K. , Synphorien, K. , Serge, K. , Simon, I. , Bienfait, M. , Charles, M. and Benjamin, K. (2019) Epidemiological Profile of Road Traffic Accidents in a Sub-Saharan Rural Area: Case of Manono in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Open Access Library Journal, 6, 1-5. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1105851.