| Motorcycle helmet attitudes, behaviours and beliefs among Cambodians. | |
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PMID: 23324068 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Motorcycle fatalities are increasing at an alarming rate in many South-East Asian countries, including Cambodia. Through brief face-to-face roadside interviews in Phnom Penh and four other Cambodian provinces, this article assesses Cambodian motorcyclists' attitudes, behaviours and beliefs related to motorcycle helmets. Out of 1016 motorcyclists interviewed, 50% were drivers, 40% were older passengers and 10% were child passengers. More drivers (50%) reported consistently wearing helmets, compared with older passengers (14%). Saving their life in the event of a crash was the impetus for drivers and older passengers to wear a helmet (96% and 98%, respectively). The top barriers to helmet use were: (1) 'depends on where I drive,' (2) 'I forget' and (3) 'inconvenient' or 'uncomfortable'. These descriptive findings were instrumental in shaping the Cambodian Helmet Vaccine Initiative passenger campaign to reduce the motorcycle-related injuries and fatalities to support the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety. |
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Douglas R Roehler; Socheata Sann; Pagna Kim; Abdulgafoor M Bachani; Stefano Campostrini; Michael Florian; Mirjam Sidik; Claire Blanchard; David A Sleet; Adnan A Hyder; Michael F Ballesteros |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-1-17 |
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Title: International journal of injury control and safety promotion Volume: - ISSN: 1745-7319 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
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Created Date: 2013-1-17 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101247254 Medline TA: Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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a Columbus Technologies & Services , El Segundo , California , USA. |
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