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Research & prevention of road trauma in Benin.

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ULB
UCLouvain
Université de Liège
FSS / IFRI-UAC
EM / LASDEL-UP
IRSP-CAQ
UAC
Ministère de la Santé
CNSR
20+
Indexed publications
1 871
Victims tracked (TraumAR)
3
Doctoral theses
~20
Team members
5
Partner hospitals

A research unit dedicated to prevention

URM ReMPArT (Multidisciplinary Research Unit for the Prevention of Road Accidents and Trauma) was founded in May 2017. It is attached to the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics of the Comlan Alfred Quenum Regional Institute of Public Health (IRSP-CAQ), at the University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC).

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URM ReMPArT — équipe et terrain

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Cohorte TraumAR

Spotlight on the TraumAR cohort

The first prospective cohort of road accident victims in West Africa: 1,871 people recruited between July 2019 and January 2020 across 5 public and faith-based hospitals, with longitudinal follow-up at admission, 6 months and 12 months.

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Scientific publications

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Systematic Review: Road Safety Measures in Africa and Their Effectiveness
PDF 2021 Bella Hounkpe Dos Santos et al. 30 views 10 downloads
The wearing of helmets among two-wheeled users who are victims of road accidents in Benin
PDF 2021 Bella Hounkpe Dos Santos, Alphonse Kpozehouen, Yolaine Glele Ahanhanzo, Donatien Daddah, Alain Leveque, Yves Coppieters 26 views 11 downloads
Implementation of a model of awareness-raising for taxi motorcyclists in Benin in relation to helmet use: a quasi-experimental study
PDF 2021 Bella Hounkpe Dos Santos, Alphonse Kpozehouen, Yolaine Glele Ahanhanzo, Donatien Daddah, Edgard-Marius Ouendo, Alain Levêque, Yves Coppieters 29 views 11 downloads