Factors related to road traffic accidents among young adult motorcyclist in S. Hithadhoo, Addu city Maldives
| dc.contributor.author | ޝިފާޒާ އާދަމް ސަރީފް | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shareef, Shifaza Adam | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-07T03:40:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-04-07T03:40:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-05-01 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Shareef, S. A. (2016). Factors related to road traffic accidents among young adult motorcyclist in S. Hithadhoo, Addu city Maldives. Faculty of Health Sciences, Male', Maldives. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://saruna.mnu.edu.mv/jspui/handle/123456789/1684 | |
| dc.publisher | ފެކަލްޓީ އޮފް ހެލްތު ސައިންސު | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Faculty of Health Sciences | |
| dc.title | Factors related to road traffic accidents among young adult motorcyclist in S. Hithadhoo, Addu city Maldives | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |
| dcterms.abstract | This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at S. Hithadhoo, Addu city, Maldives. The main objective of the study is to identify the factors related to RTA’s of S. Hithadhoo, Addu city among young adult of motorcyclists. Data was collected from 29th January 2016 to 5th February 2016 using a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, Crude OR,X2, CI 95%, and P- value were used for data analysis. The result shows that among 395 responders who returned the completed questionnaire, the incidence of RTA’s for the previous 12 months was 18.7%. About half (69%) of accidents were caused by the riders. The majority of riders were male (68.6%). Male riders were 1.03 times more likely to be involved in an RTA’s. Young age motorcyclists (P-0.015), excessive speed (P-0.002 with OR 1.2). not using helmet (P-0.002, OR 1.2), attitudes (P-0.024) and behavior (0.00) are highly associated with RTA’s. It also shows that years of possession of a license <5 years were 0.72 times more likely to be involved in RTA’s (at P-0.007). Based on the result of the present study, it is important to improve knowledge regarding safe riding among young riders. Strengthening and enforcement of road safety rules would help in reducing the occurrence of road traffic accident. |