Compliance of commercial motorcycle riders with road safety regulations in a peri-urban town of Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While motorcycles are essential for moving people and goods, they are also, a significant contributor to Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs), making it a public health issue of concern globally. The Hohoe Municipal Hospital records increasing RTAs due to commercial motorcycles. Determining motorcycle riders' compliance with road safety regulations is critical in helping to curb this menace.

Method

A cross-sectional study was employed involving a multistage sample of 238 motorcycle riders. Data were collected using a pretested structured questionnaire and entered into Epi Data version 3.2 software and exported to STATA software version 12 for analysis. Descriptive and inferential analyses were done while statistical significance was determined at 95% reliability interval

SUBMITTER: Hagan D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8009399 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature