Attitude of Okada Riders Towards the Use of Head Crash Helmet and Safety
CHAPTER ONE
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
- To determine the level of awareness of Okada riders toward the use of crash helmet.
- To identify the numbers of Okada riders who uses the crash helmet correctly.
- To indicate that negative attitude of Okada riders towards the use of crash helmet heads to high morbidity and mortality rate.
- To examine the effect of positive attitude of Okada riders towards the use of crash helmet.
- To outline and analyze the safety importance of crash helmet.
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION
Our focus in this chapter is to critically examine relevant literatures that would assist in explaining the research problem and furthermore recognize the efforts of scholars who had previously contributed immensely to similar research. The chapter intends to deepen the understanding of the study and close the perceived gaps.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
General overview
Road traffic injuries form a significant amount of injury related mortality and morbidity around the world with an estimated 1.2 million people killed and about 20–50 million injured on the roads annually (Peden et al., 2004). Low- and middle-income countries account for the majority of these injuries. Nearly 85% of the global burden of road traffic injuries is accounted for by these countries (Peden et al., 2004). The road traffic injury mortality rate is highest in Africa (28.3 per 100,000 population when corrected for underreporting, compared with 11.0 in Europe) (Peden et al., 2004). The rate of road traffic deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa is 40% higher than that in all other low- and middle-income countries (28.3 compared to 20.2 per 100,000) and 50% higher than the world level (28.3 compared to 19.0 deaths per 100,000 population) ( Peden et al., 2004; WHO, 2010), making traffic injuries the 10th leading cause of death in the region (WHO, 2010). In West Africa, Nigeria and Kenya accounts for more road traffic deaths with 34.3 and 34.4 deaths per 100,000 population respectively. Burundi, Uganda and Rwanda accounts for 23.4, 24.7 and 31.6 deaths per 100,000 population respectively (Peltzer, 2011).
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
AREA OF STUDY
Lagos, sometimes referred to as Lagos State to distinguish it from Lagos Metropolitan Area, is a state located in the southwestern geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The smallest in area of Nigeria’s 36 states, with a population of over 15 million, Lagos State is arguably the most economically important state of the country, containing Lagos, the nation’s largest urban area. It is a major financial centre and would be the fifth-largest economy in Africa if it were a country.
It has the highest population density of Nigeria’s states. The actual population total is disputed between the official Nigerian Census of 2006 and a much higher figure claimed by the Lagos State Government.
RESEARCH DESIGN
Research designs are perceived to be an overall strategy adopted by the researcher whereby different components of the study are integrated in a logical manner to effectively address a research problem. In this study, the researcher employed the survey research design. This is due to the nature of the study whereby the opinion and views of people are sampled.
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION
This chapter presents the analysis of data derived through the questionnaire and key informant interview administered on the respondents in the study area. The analysis and interpretation were derived from the findings of the study. The data analysis depicts the simple frequency and percentage of the respondents as well as interpretation of the information gathered. A total of 100 questionnaires were administered to respondents of which all were returned. The analysis of this study is based on the number returned.
CHAPTER FIVE
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
CONCLUSION
In this study, our focus was to carryout to examine the attitude of Okada riders towards the use of crash helmet and safety using Okada riders in Ojodu Local Government District of Lagos State as a case study. The study specifically was aimed at determining the level of awareness of Okada riders toward the use of crash helmet; identify the numbers of Okada riders who uses the crash helmet correctly; indicate that negative attitude of Okada riders towards the use of crash helmet heads to high morbidity and mortality rate; examine the effect of positive attitude of Okada riders towards the use of crash helmet; and outline and analyze the safety importance of crash helmet.
The study adopted the survey research design and randomly enrolled participants in the study. A total of 100 responses were validated from the enrolled participants where all respondent are Okada riders in Ojodu Local Government District of Lagos State.
The findings revealed that there is significance positive relationship between the use of crash helmet and attitude to safety among Okada riders. Also, the findings revealed that Okada riders does not have negative attitudes towards the use of helmet in Nigeria.
RECOMMENDATION
Based on the responses obtained, the researcher proffers the following recommendations:
- Despite the majority of commercial motorcyclists reported to wear helmet, and the positive attitude towards helmet wearing, helmet is not worn consistently. Legal enforcement towards helmet wearing among both riders and passengers should be strengthened, which should be parallel with ensuring that helmets of high quality are available to the majority at the affordable price. Businessmen who import helmets need to be made aware of the complications associated with wearing a bogus helmet and should be incorporated in a plan to ensure that high quality helmets are available and accessible to the majority.
- There should be regular educational campaigns to all motorcycle users as the way of increasing awareness of the consequences of not wearing a helmet and to nurture the reported positive attitude towards helmet wearing among motorcyclists.
- There is a need for further explorative studies on the quality of helmets and factors associated with the use and non-use of helmet among passengers. However to ascertain for the validity and generalizability of this study, a similar study may be done elsewhere in Nigeria and other settings with similar characteristics to the original one.
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