Determinants of motorcycle helmet availability and cost in retail outlets: outcomes of a market survey in northern Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Morbidity and mortality from road traffic crashes are steadily increasing globally and they remain a major public health challenge. This burden is disproportionately borne by low-and middle-income countries, especially Sub-Saharan Africa where motorcycle helmet use is low and where there are challenges of affordability and availability of standard helmets. We sought to assess the availability and cost of helmets in retail outlets in northern Ghana.

Methods

A market survey of 408 randomly sampled automobile-related retail outlets in Tamale, northern Ghana was conducted. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with helmet availability and gamma regression was used to identify factors associated with their cost.

Results

Helmet

SUBMITTER: Adjei BN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10131362 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature