Knowledge on helmet use among motorcycle riders and passengers in rural areas of Rabai Sub-county, Kilifi County - Kenya
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Date
2016-11
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International Journal of Current Science and Technology
Abstract
A Crossectional study was conducted to determine Knowledge on helmet use by motorcycle riders
and passengers in Rural Rabai Sub County in Kilifi County, Kenya. 478 passengers and riders were
selected using simple random sampling from four administrative wards of Rabai Sub county (Maina
et al, 2016). Data collection was done using structured questionnaire, data was presented in form of
tables and graph, statistical analysis was done using SPSS Version 20. Majority of the Passengers
(99.8%) knew of Helmet hrough awarness Campaign. There was a difference in use of helmet by
being aware of someone who had been involved in an accident among riders (41.4%) as compared to
Passengers (5.4%). Riders with knowledge gained from driving school were 5.752 times more likely
to use helmet than without the knowledge. Statistically,the married riders with knowledge were .518
times likely to use helmet than those who had not married (P=<.05). The study findings therefore
deduce that the use of helmet was influenced by being married and going to driving school. Further
intervention study to explore the disaparity in high awarness of helmet and low use of helmet among
passengers
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Keywords
Rider, Passenger, helmet use, knowledge
Citation
Maina R. M., Some E. S., & Yugi P., (2016). Knowledge on helmet use among motorcycle riders and passengers in rural areas of Rabai Sub-county, Kilifi County-Kenya. International Journal of Current Science and Technology. 4 (10).