Effect of free distribution of safety equipment on usage among motorcycle-taxi drivers in Tanzania--A cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Deaths due to road traffic injuries, particularly motorcycle crashes, have increased rapidly in many African nations and context-specific strategies to improve preventative behaviours are needed. Although adhering to conspicuity measures by wearing reflective safety vests is a highly effective crash prevention strategy and mandated by law among motorcycle-taxi drivers in some African countries, actual use is currently low. We aimed to test whether eliminating cost-barriers through the provision of free reflective, fluorescent motorcycle safety vests would lead to increased utilisation among a high-risk population of motorcycle-taxi drivers in Tanzania.

Methods

A cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted among 180 motorcycle-taxi drivers. Participants ran

SUBMITTER: Sumner SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4213314 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature