加纳城郊镇商业摩的骑手对道路安全法规的遵守情况。
Compliance of commercial motorcycle riders with road safety regulations in a peri-urban town of Ghana.
机构信息
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Ghana.
Department of Population and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Ghana.
出版信息
PLoS One. 2021 Mar 30;16(3):e0246965. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246965. eCollection 2021.
BACKGROUND
While motorcycles are essential for moving people and goods, they are also, a significant contributor to Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs), making it a public health issue of concern globally. The Hohoe Municipal Hospital records increasing RTAs due to commercial motorcycles. Determining motorcycle riders' compliance with road safety regulations is critical in helping to curb this menace.
METHOD
A cross-sectional study was employed involving a multistage sample of 238 motorcycle riders. Data were collected using a pretested structured questionnaire and entered into Epi Data version 3.2 software and exported to STATA software version 12 for analysis. Descriptive and inferential analyses were done while statistical significance was determined at 95% reliability interval and p-value of 0.05.
FINDINGS
The level of compliance with road safety regulations among respondents was 59.2%. The mean age of respondents was 29.9 ± 7.9 years, and all respondents were males. Respondents who did not own their motorbikes were 0.39 times less likely to comply with road safety regulations compared to their counterparts who owned one, while those without alternate occupations were 0.51times less likely to comply with road safety regulations compared to those with an additional occupation. Those aged between 30-39 years and 40-49 years were 2.37 and 4.1 times more likely to comply with road safety regulations, respectively, compared to those aged ≤29 years, and those who did not smoke were 3.15 times more likely to comply with road safety regulations than those who smoked.
CONCLUSION
Compliance to safety regulations are fairly low and although motorcycle usage on a commercial basis is yet to be legalised in Ghana, routine education targeting riders who smoke, do not have alternate occupations, do not own motorbikes and younger riders will improve their compliance. Also, riders should be encouraged to obtain their license from the appropriate authorities.
背景
虽然摩托车对于人员和货物的运输至关重要，但它们也是道路交通事故（RTA）的主要原因之一，因此成为了一个全球性的公共卫生问题。霍霍市医院记录到由于商业摩托车导致的 RTA 数量不断增加。确定摩托车骑手遵守道路安全法规的情况对于遏制这一威胁至关重要。
方法
采用横断面研究，对 238 名摩托车骑手进行多阶段抽样。使用预先测试的结构化问卷收集数据，并将数据输入 Epi Data 版本 3.2 软件，然后导出到 STATA 软件版本 12 进行分析。进行描述性和推论性分析，同时在 95%可靠性区间和 p 值为 0.05 时确定统计学意义。
结果
受访者遵守道路安全法规的水平为 59.2%。受访者的平均年龄为 29.9 ± 7.9 岁，且均为男性。与拥有摩托车的受访者相比，不拥有摩托车的受访者遵守道路安全法规的可能性低 0.39 倍，而没有其他职业的受访者遵守道路安全法规的可能性低 0.51 倍。与年龄≤29 岁的受访者相比，年龄在 30-39 岁和 40-49 岁的受访者分别更有可能遵守道路安全法规，分别为 2.37 倍和 4.1 倍，而不吸烟的受访者遵守道路安全法规的可能性比吸烟的受访者高 3.15 倍。
结论
遵守安全法规的情况相当低，尽管在加纳，商业用途的摩托车使用尚未合法化，但针对吸烟、没有其他职业、没有摩托车且年龄较小的骑手进行常规教育将提高他们的遵守率。此外，应鼓励骑手从适当的当局获得驾照。
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