Citation

Agu KA, Enemuo VC, Okoye LO, Onwuasoigwe O. Int. J. Inj. Control Safe. Promot. 2017; 24(4): 487-492.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery , University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital , Enugu , Nigeria.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/17457300.2016.1232276

PMID

27748141

Abstract

Studies from parts of Nigeria reported low compliance with seatbelt. This study sought to establish driver seatbelt use in Enugu, Nigeria by gender, vehicle type/use and time of day. Observations were done day and night at randomly selected locations. Data were analysed with SPSS version 15. Differences in response were checked with chi-square for trend. Confidence interval was 95% and P value < 0.05 was regarded as significant. Average compliance was 37.6% for the 510 males (85%) and 90 females (15%) observed. It was 74.8% in the day and 0.3% at night. Among males, 218 (42.7%) wore seatbelt while 9 (10%) females did. For commercial drivers 159 (65.2%) complied while 68 (19.1%) private drivers did. Truck drivers had 100% compliance while sports utility vehicle drivers had the lowest (18.8%). There is poor seatbelt compliance in Enugu, Nigeria and need for educational campaigns and stricter enforcement.

Language: en