Risky driving behavior among public transport vehicle drivers in Ethiopia using the health belief model
Introduction: Every year, road traffic accidents cause 1.35 million deaths and up to 50 million disabilities worldwide. Low and middle-income countries account for 93% of all fatalities, despite owning 60% of the world's vehicles. Road traffic accidents contributed to a fatality rate of 37 pers...
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| author | Elyas Melaku Mazengia Ayenew Kassie Amare Zewdie Hiwot Tesfa Abiot Aschale Getu Debalkie Demissie |
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| description | Introduction: Every year, road traffic accidents cause 1.35 million deaths and up to 50 million disabilities worldwide. Low and middle-income countries account for 93% of all fatalities, despite owning 60% of the world's vehicles. Road traffic accidents contributed to a fatality rate of 37 persons per 100,000 inhabitants in Ethiopia each year, with risky driving behavior accounting for 83% of traffic crashes. Using the health belief model, this study aimed to examine risky driving behavior and its associated factors among public transport vehicle drivers in East Gojjam Zone, North West Ethiopia, in 2021. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 369 public transport vehicle drivers selected by a multi-stage sampling technique. Data collected through the interviewer-administered technique were entered into Epidata version 4.6 and exported to Stata software version 14 for further statistical analysis. Multiple linear regression models were fitted with statistical significance at a p-value of 0.05 with a 95% confidence interval. Results: A total of 369 drivers were interviewed, with a response rate of 94.1 %. The mean risky driving behavior score was 1.74 (SD + 0.36), with an expected value of a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 5, and actual minimum and maximum values of 1 and 3, respectively. Perceived severity (B = -0.23; 95 % CI (-0.37–-0.08)), perceived benefit (B = -0.58; 95 % CI (-0.68–-0.47)), perceived barrier (B = 0.23; 95 % CI (0.16–0.30)), and self-efficacy (B = -0.22; 95 % CI (-0.31–-0.13)) were statistically significant variables. The perceived benefit was the strongest predictor of risky driving behavior, and health belief model constructs explained 62.2 % of the variation in risky driving behavior. Conclusion: Perceived severity, perceived benefit, perceived barrier, and self-efficacy were statistically significant variables, so corrective measures should focus on maximizing perceived severity, perceived benefit, and self-efficacy and minimizing perceived barriers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-488baa1e8a2b46b4ad3aed70df2a4f212023-12-27T05:28:47ZengElsevierTransportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives2590-19822024-01-0123101011Risky driving behavior among public transport vehicle drivers in Ethiopia using the health belief modelElyas Melaku Mazengia0Ayenew Kassie1Amare Zewdie2Hiwot Tesfa3Abiot Aschale4Getu Debalkie Demissie5Department of Public Health, College of Health Science, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia; Corresponding author.Department of Health Promotion and Health Behavior, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wolkite University, Welkite, EthiopiaDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Injibara University, Injibara, EthiopiaDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Science, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, EthiopiaDepartment of Health Promotion and Health Behavior, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, EthiopiaIntroduction: Every year, road traffic accidents cause 1.35 million deaths and up to 50 million disabilities worldwide. Low and middle-income countries account for 93% of all fatalities, despite owning 60% of the world's vehicles. Road traffic accidents contributed to a fatality rate of 37 persons per 100,000 inhabitants in Ethiopia each year, with risky driving behavior accounting for 83% of traffic crashes. Using the health belief model, this study aimed to examine risky driving behavior and its associated factors among public transport vehicle drivers in East Gojjam Zone, North West Ethiopia, in 2021. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 369 public transport vehicle drivers selected by a multi-stage sampling technique. Data collected through the interviewer-administered technique were entered into Epidata version 4.6 and exported to Stata software version 14 for further statistical analysis. Multiple linear regression models were fitted with statistical significance at a p-value of 0.05 with a 95% confidence interval. Results: A total of 369 drivers were interviewed, with a response rate of 94.1 %. The mean risky driving behavior score was 1.74 (SD + 0.36), with an expected value of a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 5, and actual minimum and maximum values of 1 and 3, respectively. Perceived severity (B = -0.23; 95 % CI (-0.37–-0.08)), perceived benefit (B = -0.58; 95 % CI (-0.68–-0.47)), perceived barrier (B = 0.23; 95 % CI (0.16–0.30)), and self-efficacy (B = -0.22; 95 % CI (-0.31–-0.13)) were statistically significant variables. The perceived benefit was the strongest predictor of risky driving behavior, and health belief model constructs explained 62.2 % of the variation in risky driving behavior. Conclusion: Perceived severity, perceived benefit, perceived barrier, and self-efficacy were statistically significant variables, so corrective measures should focus on maximizing perceived severity, perceived benefit, and self-efficacy and minimizing perceived barriers.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198223002580Risky driving behaviorDriverHealth belief modelEthiopia |
| spellingShingle | Elyas Melaku Mazengia Ayenew Kassie Amare Zewdie Hiwot Tesfa Abiot Aschale Getu Debalkie Demissie Risky driving behavior among public transport vehicle drivers in Ethiopia using the health belief model Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives Risky driving behavior Driver Health belief model Ethiopia |
| title | Risky driving behavior among public transport vehicle drivers in Ethiopia using the health belief model |
| title_full | Risky driving behavior among public transport vehicle drivers in Ethiopia using the health belief model |
| title_fullStr | Risky driving behavior among public transport vehicle drivers in Ethiopia using the health belief model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risky driving behavior among public transport vehicle drivers in Ethiopia using the health belief model |
| title_short | Risky driving behavior among public transport vehicle drivers in Ethiopia using the health belief model |
| title_sort | risky driving behavior among public transport vehicle drivers in ethiopia using the health belief model |
| topic | Risky driving behavior Driver Health belief model Ethiopia |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198223002580 |
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