Dominant role of drivers’ attitude in prevention of road traffic crashes: A study on knowledge, attitude, and practice of drivers in Iran

Mirzaei, Ramazan; Hafezi-Nejad, Nima; Sabagh, Mohammad Sadegh; Ansari-Moghaddam, Alireza; Eslami, Vahid; Rakhshani, Fatemeh; Rahimi‐Movaghar, Vafa

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2014.01.013

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“…The results of this study indicate that males are more exposed to severe injuries and this result is almost the same as other studies. And 69% and 82% of deaths from injuries in the world and Iran are unintentional, respectively 13, 14. Deaths from injuries are more common among men; for example, 68% of the deaths from injuries in 2010 were reported in men 14 …”

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Assessment of mechanism, type and severity of injury in multiple trauma patients: A cross sectional study of a trauma center in Iran

Reihani

Pirazghandi

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Chinese Journal of Traumatology

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PurposeTo accurately assess the mechanism, type and severity of injury in Iranian multiple trauma patients of a trauma center.MethodsPatients with multiple traumas referring to the emergency department of Hasheminejad University Hospital in Mashhad, Iran, entered this cross sectional study from March 2013 to December 2013. All the patients with injury severity score (ISS) > 9 were included in this study. Data analysis was performed by SPSS software (Version 11.5) and P values less than 0.05 were considered as significant differences.ResultsAmong the 6306 hospitalized trauma patients during this period, 148 had ISS>9. The male female ratio was 80%. The mean age of the patients was (33.5 ± 19.3) years. And 71% of the patients were younger than 44 years old. There were 19 (13%) deaths from which 68.5% were older than 44 years old. The mean transfer time from the injury scene to hospital was (55 ± 26) minutes. The most frequent mechanisms of injury were motorcycle crashes and falling from height, which together included 66.2% of all the injuries. A total of 84% of hospital deaths occurred after the first 24 h of hospitalization. Head and neck were the most common body injured areas with a prevalence of 111 cases (75%).ConclusionMotorcycle crashes have high frequency in Iran. Since most victims are young males, injury prevention strategies should be considered to reduce the burden of injuries.

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Assessment of mechanism, type and severity of injury in multiple trauma patients: A cross sectional study of a trauma center in Iran

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Chinese Journal of Traumatology

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“…A research about the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of 2200 drivers towards traffic rules in Tehran and Zahedan showed that the rate of road traffic crashes can be reduced by increasing the levels of knowledge of drivers and by altering their practices and attitudes. A significant relationship was observed between safer attitudes and decreases in the rate of traffic crashes (Mirzaei 2014). The knowledge, attitudes, and practice of drivers towards traffic rules and regulations are the main factors in decreasing traffic injuries and deaths, such as safe driving, adequate knowledge and less bad attitude of drivers towards traffic laws can contribute to lessen the traffic injuries and deaths.…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Drivers Towards Traffic Rules and Regulations in Multan, Pakistan

Riaz

Shahid

2018

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Traffic rules are an important agenda for the developing countries and the situation has become worsened particularly in Pakistan. Most of the road accidents are resulting due to lack of knowledge, negative attitudes and risky practices of drivers towards traffic rules and regulations. To highlight the knowledge, attitude and practices of professional drivers towards traffic rules, this research work was initiated. The objective of research was to determine and explore the knowledge, attitudes and practice towards traffic regulations of professional drivers in Multan (Punjab), Pakistan, also to acquire the relationship between demographic features, Knowledge, attitudes and practices of professional drivers towards traffic rules. Emphasis had also been given to the primary data generation and allied aspects such as construction of the data gathering instrument (Questionnaire), content management, sampling, execution, testing and refinement of the instrument for getting hold of the quality data which ultimately determines quality of the ultimate research. The study explored that many of professional drivers in Multan (Pakistan) had inadequate knowledge, less positive attitudes and risky practices towards traffic regulations. Implementation of effective and standard intervention programs may increase the driver' s knowledge, positive attitudes and safe practices towards traffic rules and regulations. 159RIAZ & SHAHID: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Drivers Towards Traffc ules

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“…A study of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of 2200 drivers toward traffic regulations in Tehran and Zahedan indicated that the rate of road traffic crashes can be decreased by increasing the levels of knowledge of drivers and by changing their attitudes and practices. A significant association was found between safer attitudes and decreases in the rate of traffic crashes (OR = 0.76, p = 0.007) ( 7 ).…”

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practice of drivers towards traffic regulations in Bandar-Abbas, Iran

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IntroductionTraffic injuries are among the leading causes of death and disability in many countries. The knowledge, attitudes, and practice of drivers towards traffic regulations are key factors in decreasing traffic injuries and deaths. The objectives of this research were to study the knowledge, attitudes, and practice of taxi drivers towards traffic regulations in Bandar-Abbas, Iran, and to determine the relationships between demographic features and knowledge, attitudes, and practice of taxi drivers towards traffic regulations.MethodsThis cross-sectional study was done in 2014 in Bandar-Abbas, Iran (Hormozgan Province). To study the knowledge, attitudes, and practice of 241 intra-city taxi drivers towards traffic regulations, researchers developed questionnaires and a checklist. The chi-squared test was performed to determine the relationships between knowledge, attitude, and practice of drivers towards traffic regulations and demographic features.ResultsAmong the 241 drivers, 50 of them (20.7%) thought that the seat belt could cause discomfort while driving, and 107 (44.4%) did not wear a seat belt while driving. The study determined that there was a significant difference between the knowledge and work experience of the drivers (p = 0.014). The 94 drivers (43.5%) in the 31–40 year age group had positive attitudes towards traffic regulations (among 216 drivers expressed positive attitudes) and 92 (44.4%) of the drivers in this age group had safe practices towards traffic regulations (among 207 drivers with safe practice).ConclusionMany of the taxi drivers in Bandar-Abbas had inadequate knowledge, less positive attitudes, and risky practices towards traffic regulations. Implementation of effective intervention programs may increase the taxi drivers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards traffic regulations.

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Dominant role of drivers’ attitude in prevention of road traffic crashes: A study on knowledge, attitude, and practice of drivers in Iran

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Assessment of mechanism, type and severity of injury in multiple trauma patients: A cross sectional study of a trauma center in Iran

Assessment of mechanism, type and severity of injury in multiple trauma patients: A cross sectional study of a trauma center in Iran

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Drivers Towards Traffic Rules and Regulations in Multan, Pakistan

Knowledge, attitudes, and practice of drivers towards traffic regulations in Bandar-Abbas, Iran

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