Commercial motorcyclists and road safety measures compliance. A case study of Dodoma city, central Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Road traffic accidents have been reported to contribute a greater proportion of deaths. Motorcyclists are among the high-risk group within road users to succumb to road traffic accidents. Road traffic accidents reflect the co-occurrence of multiple causes that involve road infrastructure, vehicle, and people. Understanding the level of compliance with road safety measures and their associated factors among commercial motorcyclists is important approach in the steps towards road traffic accident prevention.

Study design

A cross-sectional study of commercial motorcyclists from two districts in Dodoma region was conducted in 2020.

Methods

Multistage sampling method was used to recruit motorcyclists from registered parking stations. At first stage, purposive sam

SUBMITTER: Nzuchi JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9424942 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature