Barriers to, and factors associated, with observed motorcycle helmet use in Vietnam

Hưng, Đặng Việt; Stevenson, Mark; Ivers, Rebecca

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2008.05.002

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“…In the present study, no patient who was helmeted at the time of injury sustained head injury reflecting its importance in prevention of head injuries among motorcycle injury patients. Several studies have reported on the effectiveness of helmet in protecting against head injury (Julian et al, 2002;Chang & Yeh, 2007;Hung et al, 2008;Brown et al, 2009;Lin et al, 2003). Motorcycle helmets reduce the risk of head injury in motorcycle riders and passengers who crash (WHO, 2006).…”

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Injury outcome among helmeted and non-helmeted motorcycle riders and passengers at a tertiary care hospital in north-western Tanzania

Chalya

Ngayomela

Mabula

et al. 2014

Tanzania J Hlth Res

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Motorcycle helmets have been reported to reduce the risk of death and head injuries following motorcycle accidents. The aim of this descriptive prospective study was to determine the injury outcome among helmeted and non-helmeted motorcyclists and passengers at a tertiary hospital in north-western Tanzania. A total of 654 patients involved in the motorcycle accident were studied. Of these, 468 (71.6%) were motorcyclists (riders) and the remaining 186 (28.4%) were passengers. The median age of patients at presentation was 26 years. Male outnumbered females by a ratio of 4.5: 1.

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Injury outcome among helmeted and non-helmeted motorcycle riders and passengers at a tertiary care hospital in north-western Tanzania

Chalya

Ngayomela

Mabula

et al. 2014

Tanzania J Hlth Res

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“…Perceived limitations on visual and auditory capacities (Papadakaki et al, 2013;Hung et al, 2008;Ranney et al, 2010), subjective reports of helmet weight, and increased temperature when wearing helmets are among the reasons motorcyclists refuse to wear helmets (Li et al, 2008;Orsi et al, 2012). The inconvenience of carrying the helmet when the motocycle is parked is also seen as a deterrent to helmet use.…”

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“…Impact of travel characteristics, such as trip length, road type, and urban and suburban environments have been investigated in several previous studies (Hung et al, 2008;Li et al, 2008;Skalkidou et al, 1999;Ambak et al, 2010;Yannis et al, 2012). However, these studies have not yielded consistent findings.…”

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“…Thus, a single behavior such as helmet use should not be considered without considering other aspects of safe motorcycle riding behavior (Hung et al, 2008;Ranney et al, 2010) and the wider traffic system in which the behavior of interest occurs (Groeger and Rothengatter, 1998).…”

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“…Studying the impact of important factors such as level of police presence, size of penalties (e.g. cost of fines) and perception of enforcement strictness by motorcyclist, have been investigated in previous studies, but findings are inconsistent (Zamani-Alavijeh et al, 2011;Hung et al, 2008;Li et al, 2008).…”

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Identifying psychological and socio-economic factors affecting motorcycle helmet use

Haqverdi

Seyedabrishami

Groeger

2015

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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Sixty percent of motorcyclist fatalities in traffic accidents of Iran are due to head injuries, but helmet use is low, despite it being a legal requirement. This study used face-to-face interviews to investigate the factors associated with helmet use among motorcycle riders in Mashhad city, the second largest city in Iran. Principal component analysis (PCA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were used for data reduction and identification of consistent features of the data. Ordered and multinomial logit analyses were used to quantify the influences on helmet use and non-use. The data show that 47% of the sample used a helmet, but a substantial proportion of these did not wear their helmet properly. In addition, 5% of motorcyclists believed that helmets reduced their safety. Norms, attitudes toward helmet use, risky traffic behavior and awareness of traffic rules were found to be the key determinants of helmet use, but perceptions of enforcement lacked influence. Duration of daily motorcycle trips, riding experience and type of job also affected helmet use. Results indicate that motorcyclist training, safety courses for offending motorcyclists and social programs to improve social norms and attitudes regarding helmet use are warranted, as are more effective law enforcement techniques, in order to increase proper use of helmets in Iranian motorcyclists. In addition, special safety courses should be considered for motorcyclists who have committed traffic violations.

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A Study on Understanding the Factors of Non-compliance in Motorized Two-Wheeler Helmet Use in India: A Review of Literature

Das

2020

Recent Advances in Traffic Engineering

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Barriers to, and factors associated, with observed motorcycle helmet use in Vietnam

Cited by 71 publications

References 22 publications

Injury outcome among helmeted and non-helmeted motorcycle riders and passengers at a tertiary care hospital in north-western Tanzania

Injury outcome among helmeted and non-helmeted motorcycle riders and passengers at a tertiary care hospital in north-western Tanzania

Identifying psychological and socio-economic factors affecting motorcycle helmet use

A Study on Understanding the Factors of Non-compliance in Motorized Two-Wheeler Helmet Use in India: A Review of Literature

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