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

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorNzuchi, Jackson Silvano
dc.contributor.authorNgoma, Selestin Joseph
dc.contributor.authorMeshi, Eugene Benjamin
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-24T06:37:50Z
dc.date.available2023-05-24T06:37:50Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionFull text article. Also available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10297en_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: 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 sampling was used to select the two districts, while in the second stage simple random sampling by lottery method was employed in the selection of wards and parking stations. Descriptive and Chi-square test analyses determined the compliance level. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the associated factors. Results: A total of 378 male commercial motorcyclists participated in the study. Majority (87.8%) were within the age range of 18–29 years. A significant proportion of participants (61.9%) had adequate knowledge and 59.5% showed positive attitude towards road safety measures. Only 39.7% reported to have good level of compliance with road safety measures. Married motorcyclists and those with good road safety practice regarding road safety measures were more likely to comply with road safety measures than their counterpart. Conclusion: Good road safety practices and marital status were predictors of good compliance with road safety measures. Coordinated approaches, including continuing provision of road safety education and enforcement of road safety measures are needed to control the way motorcyclist behave on the road.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNzuchi, J. S., Ngoma, S. J., & Meshi, E. B. (2022). Commercial motorcyclists and road safety measures compliance. A case study of Dodoma city, central Tanzania. Heliyon, 8(8), e10297.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10297
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3886
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCell Pressen_US
dc.subjectCommercial motorcyclistsen_US
dc.subjectRoad safety measuresen_US
dc.subjectComplianceen_US
dc.subjectCentral Tanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectDodoma cityen_US
dc.subjectRoad traffic accidentsen_US
dc.subjectRoad safetyen_US
dc.subjectTrafficen_US
dc.subjectRoad trafficen_US
dc.titleCommercial motorcyclists and road safety measures compliance. A case study of Dodoma city, central Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Eugene Meshi_.pdf
Size:
264.03 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Journal Articles