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Uthkarsh, Pallavi Sarji
- Assessment Helmet Usage among Two Wheeler Users in the South India
Authors
1 Master of Public Health (Honors) Project Fellow, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. Jayanagar, Bangalore, IN
2 Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Jayanagar, Bangalore, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, Vol 10, No 12 (2019), Pagination: 833-838Abstract
Background: In India, road traffic injuries are one of the top four leading causes of death and health loss among persons of age group 15-49 years. The share of two wheelers in total road accidents has increased from 28.8% in 2015 to 33.8% in 2016. Out of total of 52,500 two wheeler riders killed in road accidents during the calendar year 2016, 10,135 two-wheeler riders (19.3%) were reported to be not wearing helmets.
Aims: Mandatory helmet usage law was enforced in January 2016 for both riders and pillions in Bangalore.
Settings and Design: Randomly selected Traffic Junctions of Bangalore city, Karnataka, India. Purposive sampling technique was used to obtain the helmet usage among two wheeler users.
Method and Materials: It is a cross sectional study, where 1471 two wheeler riders, pillions were observed at selected 6 traffic junctions using an observation checklist with different intervals of the time in weekdays and weekends. Information regarding socio demographic details and helmet compliance will be collected.
Results: In observational survey 1471 two wheeler users were observed at the 6 selected traffic junctions, among riders (82.18%) ,pillions (72.82%) wore helmet. Helmet usage (riders-87.64%) (pillions-76.03%) in inner city junction and in outer ring road junction (riders-74.88%) (pillions-55.12%) respectively. helmet usage in weekdays was 6% more than in weekends among riders.
Conclusion: Nearly 20% of riders and 30%of pillions were not wearing helmets. Compliance to ISI (Indian Standard) helmets and buckling of the helmets was poor in both the users.
Keywords
Helmet Usage, Helmet Compliance, Traffic Junctions, Standards of Helmet.
- Observational Survey for Assessment of Helmet Usage among Two Wheeler Users in the Metropolitan City of South India
Authors
1 Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University, Department of Public Health, Gadag, IN
2 Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Public Health and Centre for Disease Control 4th T Block, Jayanagar Bangalore
Source
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, Vol 10, No 11 (2019), Pagination: 120-124Abstract
Objectives: Assessment of helmet usage among the two wheeler users.
Method: It is a cross sectional study, where 1471 two wheeler riders, pillions were observed at randomly selected 6 traffic junctions using an observation checklist with different intervals of the time in weekdays and weekends.
Results: In observational survey 1471 two wheeler users were observed at the 6 selected traffic junctions, among riders (82.18%),pillions (72.82%) wore helmet. the helmet usage in weekdays was 6% more than in weekends among riders.
Conclusion: Nearly 20% of riders and 30%of pillions were not wearied helmets. Compliance to ISI (Indian Standard) helmets and buckling of the helmets was poor in both the users.