Helmet wearing in Kenya: prevalence, knowledge, attitude, practice and implications

Bachani, Abdulgafoor M.; Hung, Yuen Wai; Mogere, Stephen; Akunga, Daniel; Nyamari, Jackim; Hyder, Adnan A.

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2016.12.005

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“…A high proportion of victims (73.4%) reported having used protective equipment (helmet, seat belt) in our study. This figure is higher than what is normally reported in the literature: between 35.12% and 37.42% after intervention in Kenya [22], 5.7%…”

Section: Characteristics Of the Rta Victim Samplecontrasting

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Disability and Related Factors among Road Traffic Accident Victims in Benin: Study from Five Public and Faith-Based Hospitals in Urban and Suburban Areas

Glèlè-Ahanhanzo¹,

Kpozéhouen²,

Paraiso³

et al. 2018

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Introduction: Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are a major public health issue in developing countries, where roads tend to be built haphazardly and accidents take a heavy toll on victims-including leaving them disabled. This study seeks to identify those factors that cause RTA victims to become disabled as a result of their injuries. Methods: This retrospective community-based study looked at RTA victims treated in five public and faith-based hospitals in Benin. Disability was evaluated using the Washington Group on Disabilities Statistics questionnaire. The independent variables were related to the victim's socio-demographic traits, the circumstances of the accident, and post-crash response mechanisms. The proportions were compared using the chi-squared test, with a threshold of 5%. Results: The prevalence of disability among road traffic accident victims is 9.59% (CI 95%: 6.86%-13.20%). The occurrence of disability is associated with age (p = 0.002), occupational group (p = 0.0077), the mode of transport used to transfer the victim (p < 0.001) and the location of the injuries (p = 0.0035). The study also found that people fail to make sufficient use of post-crash response mechanisms. Conclusion: Public policy-makers should therefore focus on stepping up interventions to get more people using both protective equipment and post-crash response services.

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confidence: 70%

Disability and Related Factors among Road Traffic Accident Victims in Benin: Study from Five Public and Faith-Based Hospitals in Urban and Suburban Areas

Glèlè-Ahanhanzo¹,

Kpozéhouen²,

Paraiso³

et al. 2018

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“…In addition, the similar PRs for the spotter observation and multiply imputed data likely point to missingness at random in our data. This discrepancy in self-reported and observed helmet use has been previously reported in other settings 24 32 33…”

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“…The CAPI questions were derived from previous studies and discussions within the study team 4 14 20–24. The questionnaire was available in English and Luganda.…”

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Motorcycle taxi programme increases safe riding behaviours among its drivers in Kampala, Uganda

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BackgroundSafeBoda is a motorcycle taxi company that provides road safety training and helmets to its drivers in Kampala, Uganda. We sought to determine whether SafeBoda drivers are more likely to engage in safe riding behaviours than regular drivers (motorcycle taxi drivers not part of SafeBoda).Methods We measured riding behaviours in SafeBoda and regular drivers through: (1) computer-assisted personal interview (CAPI), where 400 drivers were asked about their riding behaviours (eg, helmet and mobile phone use) and (2) roadside observation, where riding behaviours were observed in 3000 boda-boda drivers and their passengers along major roads in Kampala.ResultsAcross the two cross-sectional studies, a higher proportion of SafeBoda drivers than regular drivers engaged in safe riding behaviours. For instance, helmet use among SafeBoda compared with regular drivers was 21% points higher (95% CI 0.15 to 0.27; p<0.001) based on the CAPI and 45% points higher (95% CI 0.43 to 0.47; p<0.001) based on roadside observation. Furthermore, compared with regular drivers, SafeBoda drivers were more likely to report having a driver’s license (66.3% vs 33.5 %; p<0.001) and a reflective jacket (99.5% vs 50.5 %; p<0.001) and were less likely to report driving towards oncoming traffic (4% vs 45.7 %; p<0.001) in the past 30 days.ConclusionThe SafeBoda programme is associated with increased safe riding behaviours among motorcycle taxi drivers in Kampala. Therefore, the promotion and expansion of such programmes may lead to a reduction in morbidity and mortality due to road injuries.

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“…A variável uso de equipamentos protetivos no momento do acidente mostrou associação significativa à variável lesão na cabeça (p<0,001). Investigação realizada no Quênia encontrou resultados semelhantes, apontando que uso do capacete está associado a diminuição relevante de lesões na cabeça (25) .…”

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Lesões Em Motociclistas: Características Do Acidente E Uso De Equipamentos Protetivos

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Objetivo: analisar a relação entre a ocorrência de lesões, as características do acidente de trânsitoe uso de equipamentos protetivos por motociclistas.Método: estudo transversal correlacional realizado em hospital de urgência em Teresina, estadodo Piauí, de dezembro de 2016 a abril de 2017, com 360 motociclistas acidentados. Realizou-seestatística descritiva, verificaram-se as associações utilizando teste Qui-quadrado e Exato de Fisher.Resultados: prevalência de lesões em homens, com baixa escolaridade, sem habilitação, porémcom motocicleta própria. Constataram-se ainda associações estatisticamente significativasentre ocorrência de lesões na cabeça; existência de habilitação; uso de equipamento protetivo;alcoolemia; lesões em membros inferiores; tempo de condução; e ser economicamente ativo.Conclusão: achados revelam importância da fiscalização para prevenção de acidentes motociclísticos.Direcionam a atenção de pesquisadores da enfermagem e de profissionais que assistem a essapopulação para a importância de ações e campanhas educativas, principalmente dos enfermeirosna atenção primária.

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Helmet wearing in Kenya: prevalence, knowledge, attitude, practice and implications

Cited by 47 publications

References 12 publications

Disability and Related Factors among Road Traffic Accident Victims in Benin: Study from Five Public and Faith-Based Hospitals in Urban and Suburban Areas

Disability and Related Factors among Road Traffic Accident Victims in Benin: Study from Five Public and Faith-Based Hospitals in Urban and Suburban Areas

Motorcycle taxi programme increases safe riding behaviours among its drivers in Kampala, Uganda

Lesões Em Motociclistas: Características Do Acidente E Uso De Equipamentos Protetivos

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