Spatial analysis of acute road traffic injuries in Kenya to address regional and economic disparities through targeted injury prevention initiatives

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Acknowledgements

This project would have not been possible without the support of the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Maseno University and the study site host, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH). An additional thank you goes to Melanie Katsivo, from the Western Global Health Office who facilitated the initial connections for this study project through her global road safety research collaborations and committees. Thank you to Dr. David Ndeti from the African Mental Health Foundation who hosted the primary author Bojana Radan, in 2018, for the initial stakeholder engagement and protocol creation phase. Thank you to Wilbroda Nancy Makunda from the JOOTRH Secretariat who facilitated ethics approval at JOOTRH and emergency department access. A special thanks to Vida Atieno Okumu, the primary research assistant during the pilot launch of this study, who contributed countless hours and translation capacity to the project. Finally, the authors would like to express their sincerest thanks to all members of the JOOTRH team, including all medical, clerical and administrative staff that contributed to this study during their working hours and hosted the Canadian research team so graciously. Additional thanks to the Human Environments Analysis Lab, at Western University, for their collaboration and help with adaptation of the LMIC road safety audit tool.

Funding

This work and pilot project was funded in part by student bursaries from the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry. Additionally, funding for the initial pilot project and expenses to attend the AAAM's 66th Annual Conference was provided by the Motor Vehicle Safety Research Team, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University funded by Transport Canada [Contract T8056-160026/004/SS].