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To assess helmet use prevalence, roadside knowledge, attitudes, and practices, as well as the risk of head injuries among motorcyclists over a five-year period.

March 1, 2017Public HealthOpen Access

Helmet wearing in Kenya: prevalence, knowledge, attitude, practice and implications

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To assess helmet use prevalence, roadside knowledge, attitudes, and practices, as well as the risk of head injuries among motorcyclists over a five-year period.
Conducted quarterly roadside observational surveys of 256,851 motorcycles and biannual knowledge, attitude, and practice surveys across Thika and Naivasha, Kenya, from 2010 to 2014.
Analyzed secondary trauma registries across four hospitals using negative binomial regression to model helmet trends and multivariable logistic regression to measure health outcomes.
Motorcycle driver helmet use prevalence was 35.12% (95% CI: 34.87%–35.38%) in Thika and 37.42% (95% CI: 37.15%–37.69%) in Naivasha, with no statistically significant increase observed after enacting traffic legislation amendments.
Helmet wearing demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in head injuries among admitted motorcyclists (adjusted odds ratio: 0.472, 95% CI: 0.327–0.684).

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Observational study reveals low helmet compliance and protective health benefits among motorcyclists, highlighting that legislative changes alone are insufficient to increase road safety.

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Bachani et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f2f2dce524a4339c3356c https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2016.12.005

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Observational study reveals low helmet compliance and protective health benefits among motorcyclists, highlighting that legislative changes alone are insufficient to increase road safety.

Helmet wearing in Kenya: prevalence, knowledge, attitude, practice and implications

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