Department of Geography and Regional Planning, Faculty of Social Sciences, College of Humanities and Legal Studies, University of Cape Coast, Ghana(1).
Accid Anal Prev. 2018 Apr;113:325-329. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2018.02.008. Epub 2018 Mar 7.
Seat belt and child restraint use is noted to be poor in developing countries such as Ghana. An unobstructive observational survey guided by the Theory of Planned Behaviour was therefore conducted to assess seat belt and child restraint use in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana. The observational survey was carried out at the entrances of four nursery schools in medium and high class residential areas in the Metropolis to determine seat belt use by drivers and accompanied child being transported/dropped off in school. The results revealed that a total of 1922 vehicles comprising 826(43.0%) cars, 350(18.2%) SUV, 644(33.5%) taxis and 102(5.3%) mini buses with 3844 vehicle occupants comprising 1922 drivers and child apiece were successively observed. The majority of the drivers (53.1%) did not use the seat belt with 13.2% of the children been restrained. The gender of the driver has a relationship with the seat belt use. The vehicle type has a relationship with the child restraint use and the gender of the driver has a significant relationship with child restraint use. The enforcement of the Road Traffic Act 2004 and Road Traffic Regulation 2180 by the officials of Motor Transport and Traffic Department(MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service in collaboration with National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) can establish social norms that may have a greater potential to enhance seat belt and child restraint use in the Metropolis.
安全带和儿童约束装置的使用在加纳等发展中国家很差。因此，进行了一项无障碍观察性调查，该调查由计划行为理论指导，旨在评估加纳开普敦都会区的安全带和儿童约束装置的使用情况。该观察性调查在该都会区中高阶层住宅区的四所幼儿园入口处进行，以确定驾驶员使用安全带以及随行的儿童在上学期间被运送/下车的情况。结果表明，共有 1922 辆汽车，包括 826 辆（43.0%）轿车、350 辆（18.2%）SUV、644 辆（33.5%）出租车和 102 辆（5.3%）小型巴士，共有 3844 名乘客，包括 1922 名驾驶员和一名儿童。大多数驾驶员（53.1%）没有系安全带，其中 13.2%的儿童被约束。驾驶员的性别与安全带的使用有关。车辆类型与儿童约束装置的使用有关，驾驶员的性别与儿童约束装置的使用有显著关系。加纳警察署的机动车运输和交通部（MTTD）官员与国家道路安全委员会（NRSC）合作，执行 2004 年《道路交通法》和 2180 号《道路交通条例》，可以建立社会规范，这可能更有潜力提高大都市安全带和儿童约束装置的使用。
