Prevalence and Characteristics of Front Seatbelt Use in Mongolia among Hospital Workers

Abstract

Background & Aim: Road accident injuries and fatalities are an ongoing worldwide problem. Thus, this study examined the prevalence of front seatbelt use among Mongolian hospital workers and explored the factors associated with this behavior. Methods: Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to 750 people who worked in a tertiary hospital; 681 agreed to participate and, among them, 521 (76.5%) provided complete responses. Participants were asked about their personal seatbelt use in the front passenger seat and their demographic characteristics. SPSS version 26 was used for all statistical analyses. Chi-squared and Fisher' s exact tests were used to analyze categorical values, with Mann-Whitney U tests being used to analyze ordinal and numeric values. Results: Approximately five-sevenths (drivers: 73.3%, non-drivers: 71.9%) of participating passengers "always" used seatbelts while in a front passenger seat, according to the self-questionnaires. A multivariate analysis revealed that the timing of seatbelt use while one is in the driver' s seat before starting the engine and experiences of traffic accidents while riding in a car were associated with drivers using the front passenger seatbelt. Conclusions: We suggest that educational programs on seatbelt use should be developed and delivered for interventions concerning, and promoting seatbelt use before starting the engine.

The level of knowledge of healthcare professionals about child restraint systems

“…A very high percentage of medics (over 90%) who participated in the study declared that they "always" fasten seat belts in the car. A slightly lower result was obtained in another questionnaire study among medical workers, where over 70% of people stated that they always fasten their seat belts in the car [13]. On the other hand, as it was shown in this work, the use of only car seat belts does not protect children properly against the tragic consequences of road accidents, therefore children need to be transported in child car seats.…”