Predictors of Seat-Belt Use among Bus Passengers in Ghana: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour and Health Belief Model.
Background: Seat-belt use is effective in preventing traffic fatalities and injuries yet its use is not universal. This study sought to determine the predictors of self-reported seat-belt use among bus passengers in Ghana based on the theory of planned behaviour and health belief model. Methods: A q...
| Published in: | Journal of Community Health Vol. 46; no. 5; pp. 992 - 1000 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=152710044&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 152710044 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00945145 JCH jtl: Journal of Community Health issn: 00945145 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct2021 vid: 46 iid: 5 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 152710044 10.1007/s10900-021-00980-7 ppf: 992 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 624KB tig: atl: Predictors of Seat-Belt Use among Bus Passengers in Ghana: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour and Health Belief Model. aug: au: Okyere, Paul Agyei-Baffour, Peter Harris, Muriel Jean Mock, Charles Donkor, Peter Yankson, Isaac Kofi Owusu-Dabo, Ellis affil: Department of Health Promotion and Education, School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana Department of Health Policy, Management and Economics, School of Public Health, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville, 40202, Louisville, KY, USA Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center, University of Washington, 98104, Seattle, WA, USA Department of Surgery, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana Building and Road Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Kumasi, Ghana Department of Global and International Health, School of Public Health, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana su: Ghana Planned behavior theory Health Belief Model Automobile safety appliances Motor vehicle occupants Motor vehicle safety measures sug: subj: Planned behavior theory Ghana Recreational and other motor vehicles merchant wholesalers Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers Health Belief Model Automobile safety appliances Motor vehicle occupants Motor vehicle safety measures keyword: Developing Countries Motor Vehicles Regression Analysis Self-Report Surveys and Questionnaires Developing Countries Motor Vehicles Regression Analysis Self-Report Surveys and Questionnaires ab: Background: Seat-belt use is effective in preventing traffic fatalities and injuries yet its use is not universal. This study sought to determine the predictors of self-reported seat-belt use among bus passengers in Ghana based on the theory of planned behaviour and health belief model. Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study design with 633 randomly selected intercity bus passengers was conducted using a structured questionnaire in Kumasi, Ghana. The resulting data were analysed using SPSS version 23.0. Ordinal regression was employed to determine the predictors of self-reported seat-belt use. Results: Majority of the respondents were male (61.5%) with a mean age of 32.2 (SD = 11.6). A third (33.0%) reported that they always wear their seat-belt as bus passengers. The results indicated that intention (OR = 1.49, 95% CI = 1.21–1.84, p = 0.001), subjective norm (OR = 1.57, 95% CI = 1.15–2.13, p = 0.004) and perceived behavioural control (OR = 1.53; 95% CI = 1.21–1.92, p = 0.001) variables from the theory of planned behaviour were significant independent predictors of seat-belt use. Among the health belief model variables, perceived severity (OR = 1.57, 95% CI = 1.15–2.16, p = 0.005) and perceived barriers (OR = 0.52, 95% CI = 0.39–0.67, p = 0.001) were the only significant independent predictors of self-reported seat-belt use. Conclusion: The findings suggest that intention, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control, perceived severity and perceived barriers play an important role in determining bus passengers' seat-belt use behaviour. Road safety programmes to increase seat-belt use will gain from giving serious attention to these factors in the design and implementation of such programmes. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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