Determinants of seat belt use behaviour: a protocol for a systematic review

Abstract

IntroductionThe use of seat belts could prevent severe collision damage to people in vehicle accidents and keep passengers safe from sustaining serious injuries; for instance, it could prevent passengers from being thrown out of a vehicle after the collision. The current systematic review will identify and analyse the determinants of seat belt use behaviour.Methods and analysisWe will include qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies reporting the acquired data from passengers aged more than 12 years and drivers, from both commercial and personal vehicles. Online databases including MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and PsycINFO will be investigated in the current study. Published and available articles will be evaluated according to their titles and abstracts. Published papers conforming to the inclusion criteria will be organised for a complete review. Next, the full text of the remaining articles will be studied independently for eligibility by two authors. The quality of the selected studies will be assessed with appropriate tools. Based on the information obtained from the data extraction, the type of determinants of seat belt use will be classified.Ethics and disseminationEthics approval is not required, because this is a protocol for a systematic review and no primary data will be collected. The authors will ensure to maintain the rights of the used and included articles in the present systematic review. The findings of this review will be published in a relevant peer-reviewed journal.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42017067511.

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“…As for the second objective of the study, we found that, although several similarities can be observed across male and female teenagers, some key differences are noticeable. Accordingly, previous studies on road safety behaviour have shown that, even though great similarities and uniform patterns may be observed across genders, key differences in the role of demographic factors, mental health and educational aspects might explain differential outcomes in both risky and protective road behaviours of individuals 30–32. Also, several studies have already suggested that risky road behaviours can be more frequent and dangerous, and protective behaviours less prevalent in the case of male road users 1 18 32…”

The prevalence of seat belt use among drivers and passengers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…According to Word Health Organization’s previous reporting, the African region has the highest traffic injury death rates, while the European region has the lowest [ 2 ]. Other studies have also highlighted that the prevalence of seat belt use is not high in low- and middle-income countries, and more than 90% of the world’s road fatalities occur in these countries [ 7 , 84 ].…”

“…The prevalence of seat belt use varies across different countries of the world and depends to some extent on the regulations in place. Seat belt use in low- and middle-income countries is not high, despite strict driving laws and fines for those who do not use seat belts [ 6 , 7 ]. Studies have shown that men, young people (18–34 years old), obese individuals, rear seat occupants, and villagers have lower rates of seat belt use [ 8 – 10 ].…”