Maposse Alfredo Júlio, Laflamme Lucie, Fischer Franziska, Möller Jette
Eduardo Mondlane University, Department of Psychology, Centre of Studies and Psychological Support (CEAP), Maputo, Mozambique.
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Global Public Health, Stockholm, Sweden.
Heliyon. 2025 Jan 16;11(2):e42047. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42047. eCollection 2025 Jan 30.
All forms of cell phone use while driving poses a threat to traffic safety. Few studies have reported the prevalence from low- and middle-income countries where the risk of severe road traffic crashes is highest. This study aimed to ascertain the prevalence of cell phone use among motor vehicle drivers in Maputo city, Mozambique, considering different types of vehicles and cell phone use.
A roadside observational study was conducted to assess cell phone use while driving in three typical urban environments (on straight roads, at intersections, and by roadside markets) during three daytime periods. The prevalence of use, expressed in percentages with 95 % confidence intervals, was estimated by type of vehicle and sex.
An overall 9.3 % prevalence of cell phone use was observed among the 11 680 completed observations of motor vehicle drivers. Prevalence was lower at intersections and by roadside markets (7.1 % respective 7.5 %) and higher on straight roads (12.9 %) and, for men, three times as high among car drivers (10.3 %) than among drivers of motorized three-wheelers (3.3 %). Speaking/listening was more prevalent than texting/reading for both women (52.6 % vs 36.1 %) and men (46.4 % vs 40.5 %). At all three types of sites, men in trucks spoke/listened more than men in other type of vehicles while men in cars texted/read to a greater extent.
The overall prevalence of cell phone use observed among motor vehicle drivers in Maputo city is in the upper range of those observed in high-income settings. Notwithstanding sex-related differences and variations by type of site and vehicle and coupled with the poor road safety conditions of the city - and of the country as a whole - and the imminent rise in cell phone ownership and internet connectivity, cell phone use at the wheel is a significant cause for concern and concerted actions are called for.
开车时使用手机的所有形式都会对交通安全构成威胁。很少有研究报告中低收入国家的手机使用情况，而这些国家发生严重道路交通事故的风险最高。本研究旨在确定莫桑比克马普托市机动车驾驶员使用手机的情况，同时考虑不同类型的车辆和手机使用方式。
开展了一项路边观察性研究，以评估在三个白天时段，在三种典型城市环境（直道、十字路口和路边市场）中开车时使用手机的情况。按车辆类型和性别估计使用手机的比例，并给出95%置信区间。
在对机动车驾驶员完成的11680次观察中，总体手机使用比例为9.3%。在十字路口和路边市场的使用比例较低（分别为7.1%和7.5%），在直道上的比例较高（12.9%）；对于男性而言，汽车驾驶员的使用比例（10.3%）是机动三轮车驾驶员（3.3%）的三倍。对于女性（52.6%对36.1%）和男性（46.4%对40.5%）来说，通话/听电话比发短信/阅读更为普遍。在所有三种类型的地点，驾驶卡车的男性通话/听电话比其他类型车辆的男性更多，而驾驶汽车的男性发短信/阅读的程度更高。
马普托市机动车驾驶员中观察到的手机总体使用比例处于高收入地区观察到的比例范围的上限。尽管存在性别差异以及地点和车辆类型的差异，再加上该市以及整个国家糟糕的道路安全状况，以及手机拥有量和互联网接入量即将上升的情况，开车时使用手机仍是一个重大问题，需要采取一致行动。
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