Okafor Ifeoma P, Odeyemi Kofoworola A, Dolapo Duro C
Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
Ann Afr Med. 2013 Jan-Mar;12(1):34-9. doi: 10.4103/1596-3519.108248.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Road traffic injuries have persisted as a serious public health problem and much of the health burden is in developing countries. Over-speeding, poor enforcement of traffic regulations and commuter buses have been highly implicated in road traffic injuries in developing countries. The aim of this study was to determine drivers' knowledge of selected road safety measures, i.e. the pre-requisites for driver's license, road signs and speed limits.
This was a cross-sectional study carried out in Lagos, Nigeria. Simple random sampling was used to select the two motor parks used for the study and all the consenting commercial minibus drivers operating within the parks (407) were included in the study. Data was collected with a pre-tested, structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire and analyzed with epi-info statistical software.
Two hundred and sixty-one (64.1%) of them knew that Visual Acuity test should be done before obtaining driver's license and 53.8% knew the correct minimum age for obtaining driver's license. Only 1% of the drivers had correct knowledge of the driver's license authorities in Nigeria. The drivers had poor knowledge of road signs (59.0%) and poor knowledge of maximum speed limits (100%). The oldest, least educated and least experienced drivers had the poorest level of knowledge.
The drivers demonstrated poor knowledge of road safety measures. There is need for driver education to improve their knowledge.
背景/目的：道路交通伤害一直是一个严重的公共卫生问题，且大部分健康负担集中在发展中国家。超速、交通法规执行不力以及通勤巴士在发展中国家的道路交通伤害中起到了很大作用。本研究的目的是确定司机对选定道路安全措施的了解情况，即驾照的先决条件、道路标志和速度限制。
这是一项在尼日利亚拉各斯进行的横断面研究。采用简单随机抽样选择用于研究的两个汽车停车场，所有在停车场内运营且同意参与的商业小型巴士司机（407名）被纳入研究。通过预先测试的、结构化的、由访谈员管理的问卷收集数据，并使用epi - info统计软件进行分析。
其中261人（64.1%）知道在获得驾照前应进行视力测试，53.8%知道获得驾照的正确最低年龄。只有1%的司机对尼日利亚的驾照颁发机构有正确的了解。司机对道路标志的了解较差（59.0%），对最高速度限制的了解也很差（100%）。年龄最大、受教育程度最低和经验最少的司机知识水平最差。
司机对道路安全措施的了解较差。需要对司机进行教育以提高他们的知识水平。
