Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Taxi Drivers Towards Seatbelt Use and Associated Factors in Addis Ababa
| dc.contributor.advisor | W/Tsadik Assefu | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mekonnen Atalo | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-18T07:56:01Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-05T09:38:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-06-18T07:56:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-05T09:38:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | IntroductionRoad traffic accident is increasing and becoming public health burden worldwide. About 1.24million people die each year on the world's roads and between 20 and 50 million sustain non-fatal injuries. Objectives: The main objective of the study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practice(KAP) of taxi drivers towards seatbelt use and associated factors in Addis Ababa town, Ethiopia. Methods: a cross sectional study design by knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP)questionnaire involving 398 public transport taxi drivers. Study setting: The study was conducted in Adds Ababa city administration. Study design and tools: The study population is sampled drivers from the source population with cross sectional study approach.Data collection method: the data was collected by employing pre-tested interviewer administered knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire. Interview with randomly selected taxi drivers was carried out in the respective randomly chosen taxi stations of the zones. Result: most of 394(99%) taxi drivers were male and only 4(1%) were females from the total study participants. 394(99%) of the study participants have heard about seatbelt of this number 195(49%) were heard from mass media. Majority 192(48.2%) from the total study participants were grade 9th and 10th. According to this study, the seatbelt wearing rate by taxi drivers were 86.7%. Seat belt wearing rate has significant association with not taking/using addictive agents. Key words: attitude, crash, injury, knowledge, practice, seat belt, taxi drivers. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/1187 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Attitude, crash; Injury, knowledge; Practice; Seat belt; Taxi drivers | en_US |
| dc.title | Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Taxi Drivers Towards Seatbelt Use and Associated Factors in Addis Ababa | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |