Road safety compliance among motorcyclists in Kawempe Division, Kampala, Uganda: a crosssectional study
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Date
2019
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International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion
Abstract
Motorcyclists are vulnerable road users in Uganda and 21.7% (3912/18,016) experienced crashes in
2012. This study determined the prevalence of and factors associated with compliance to selected
road safety measures (helmet use, retro-reflective jackets use, riding permit and carrying one passenger)
among commercial motorcyclists in Kawempe, from April to June 2014 using interviewer administered
questionnaires. Total compliance was 0.9% and 24.4% to at least 3/4 measures. Compliance by
measure was; 7.6% retroreflective jackets, 28.8% riding permits, 69.4% helmet use and 86.1% carrying
one passenger. The associated factors were; knowing that (training before one starts to ride prevents
crashes, Adjusted-odds-ratio (AOR) ¼ 2.38 (1.36–4.19), maintaining the motorcycle in good condition
prevents crashes, AOR ¼ 0.34 (0.15–0.77) and padding reduces impact of road traffic injury, AOR ¼
0.37 (0.15–0.89)). Prevalence to compliance is very low. Road safety messages should highlight the
importance of all road safety measures to improve compliance.
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Road safety, Compliance, Motorcyclists, Uganda, Helmet, Retro-reflectors
Citation
Margaret Ndagire, Suzanne Kiwanuka, Nino Paichadze & Olive Kobusingye (2019) Road safety compliance among motorcyclists in Kawempe Division, Kampala, Uganda: a cross-sectional study, International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 26:3, 315-321, DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2019.1607395