Safe driving behaviors among taxi drivers: a predictive cross-sectional study based on the health belief model
Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to predict safe driving behaviors among taxi drivers of Tehran based on the constructs of health belief model. Methods This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 450 taxi drivers in Tehran using multi-stage sampling. Data were analyzed throug...
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| author | Sakineh Dadipoor Vahid Ranaei Mohtasham Ghaffari Sakineh Rakhshanderou Ali Safari-Moradabadi |
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| description | Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to predict safe driving behaviors among taxi drivers of Tehran based on the constructs of health belief model. Methods This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 450 taxi drivers in Tehran using multi-stage sampling. Data were analyzed through SPSS software version 18 using Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression analysis. The P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results Among the constructs of health belief model, perceived severity, perceived benefits and self-efficacy, had significant and direct relationship and perceived barriers had a significant and reverse relationship with safe driving behaviors. According to the results, the constructs of health belief model predicted 17.3% of safe driving behaviors. Self-efficacy was the strongest determinant of safety behaviors (0.362 CI 0.098–0.625). Conclusions Increasing self-efficacy, reducing perceived barriers and highlighting benefits for the purpose of accepting safe behaviors can be considered as a principle in driving education and training. Also, increasing the perceived severity of adverse outcomes of RTAs and the susceptibility to these outcomes will lead to higher levels of safe driving behaviors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-534ca36c01c243ec9136134667dcf22e2022-12-22T00:58:54ZengBMCArchives of Public Health2049-32582020-09-017811610.1186/s13690-020-00469-0Safe driving behaviors among taxi drivers: a predictive cross-sectional study based on the health belief modelSakineh Dadipoor0Vahid Ranaei1Mohtasham Ghaffari2Sakineh Rakhshanderou3Ali Safari-Moradabadi4Student Research Committee, Faculty of Health, Hormozgan University of Medical SciencesSocial Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical SciencesSchool of Public Health and safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesSchool of Public Health and safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesStudent Research Committee, School of Public Health and safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background The purpose of this study was to predict safe driving behaviors among taxi drivers of Tehran based on the constructs of health belief model. Methods This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 450 taxi drivers in Tehran using multi-stage sampling. Data were analyzed through SPSS software version 18 using Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression analysis. The P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results Among the constructs of health belief model, perceived severity, perceived benefits and self-efficacy, had significant and direct relationship and perceived barriers had a significant and reverse relationship with safe driving behaviors. According to the results, the constructs of health belief model predicted 17.3% of safe driving behaviors. Self-efficacy was the strongest determinant of safety behaviors (0.362 CI 0.098–0.625). Conclusions Increasing self-efficacy, reducing perceived barriers and highlighting benefits for the purpose of accepting safe behaviors can be considered as a principle in driving education and training. Also, increasing the perceived severity of adverse outcomes of RTAs and the susceptibility to these outcomes will lead to higher levels of safe driving behaviors.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13690-020-00469-0Taxi driversSafetyBehavior |
| spellingShingle | Sakineh Dadipoor Vahid Ranaei Mohtasham Ghaffari Sakineh Rakhshanderou Ali Safari-Moradabadi Safe driving behaviors among taxi drivers: a predictive cross-sectional study based on the health belief model Archives of Public Health Taxi drivers Safety Behavior |
| title | Safe driving behaviors among taxi drivers: a predictive cross-sectional study based on the health belief model |
| title_full | Safe driving behaviors among taxi drivers: a predictive cross-sectional study based on the health belief model |
| title_fullStr | Safe driving behaviors among taxi drivers: a predictive cross-sectional study based on the health belief model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Safe driving behaviors among taxi drivers: a predictive cross-sectional study based on the health belief model |
| title_short | Safe driving behaviors among taxi drivers: a predictive cross-sectional study based on the health belief model |
| title_sort | safe driving behaviors among taxi drivers a predictive cross sectional study based on the health belief model |
| topic | Taxi drivers Safety Behavior |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13690-020-00469-0 |
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