Review Article

Influence of Environmental Factors on Injury Severity Using Ordered Logit Regression Model in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Table 4

The model goodness of fit using Brant test.

VariableResponseChi-squareDegree of freedom value

Environmental conditionDeposit on road2.8120.2448
Poor or defective road surface0.4820.7853
Potholes0.4020.8169
Rain1.7620.4153
Slippery road0.0720.9633
Stationary or parked vehicle13.8220.0010
Hour interval06–13 hours2.8720.2383
14–23 hours3.2620.1964
SeasonSpring2.2420.3263
Summer1.2320.5410
Winter7.8820.0194
Road typeNational1.3520.5102
Others3.8220.1483
Provincial3.6620.1600
Regional1.0520.5904
Regional distributionMopani district1.0320.5972
Sekhukhune district9.0020.0111
Vhembe district10.5620.0051
Waterberg district3.7420.1540
Overall74.04380.0004

value: significant at 0.05.