Prediction of Helmet Use Behavior among Motorcyclists Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior.
Background: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are one of the most critical factors that endanger human health. More specifically, head and neck injuries are the main causes of deaths and disabilities among motorcyclists. This study aimed to investigate the predictive factors of helmet use behavior among...
| Published in: | Journal of Research in Health Sciences Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 1 - 10 |
|---|---|
| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
| Published: |
Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, School of Public Health
Fall2022
|
| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=161994322&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 161994322 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 22287795 903Q jtl: Journal of Research in Health Sciences issn: 22287795 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Fall2022 vid: 22 iid: 4 pid: 54266 pub: Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, School of Public Health artinfo: ui: 161994322 161994322 161994322 10.34172/jrhs.2022.99 161994322 ppf: 1 ppct: 9 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Prediction of Helmet Use Behavior among Motorcyclists Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior. aug: au: Rezapur-Shahkolai, Forouzan Vesali-Monfared, Ehsan Barati, Majid Tapak, Leili affil: Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran sug: subj: Motor Vehicles Head Protective Devices Passenger Safety Psychosocial Factors Health Behavior Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior Iran Human Cross Sectional Studies Questionnaires Motorcycling Injuries Prevention and Control Analysis of Variance T-Tests Pearson's Correlation Coefficient Structural Equation Modeling Head Injuries Descriptive Statistics Funding Source Random Sample ab: Background: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are one of the most critical factors that endanger human health. More specifically, head and neck injuries are the main causes of deaths and disabilities among motorcyclists. This study aimed to investigate the predictive factors of helmet use behavior among motorcyclists based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Study Design: This study followed the cross-sectional design. Methods: This study was conducted on randomly selected 730 motorcyclist employees in Qom, Iran, in 2021. The data collection tool was a self-administered researcher-made questionnaire, including items on demographic characteristics, history of RTIs, and constructs of TPB. Data were analyzed using descriptive summary statistics, analysis of variance, independent samples t test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and structural equation modeling (SEM). Results: In this study, only 9.8% of the participants reported that they always used a helmet while riding a motorcycle. About 60% reported a history of a motorcycle crash, and 11.5% had a history of head injuries. The direct effect of attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control on the intention to use a helmet were statistically significant, explaining 59% of the variation in behavioral intention (intention to use a helmet) (R² = 0.59). Moreover, perceived behavioral control and behavioral intention had significant effects on helmet use behavior (R² = 0.26). Conclusion: The prevalence of helmet use among the studied population was very low. Moreover, TPB was useful in identifying the determinants of behavior and especially behavioral intention of helmet use among motorcyclists. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|