W/Tsadik AssefuMekonnen Atalo2018-06-182023-11-052018-06-182023-11-052015-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/1187IntroductionRoad 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.enAttitude, crash; Injury, knowledge; Practice; Seat belt; Taxi driversThesis