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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Driver-related risk factors in commercial motorcycle (Okada) crashes in Benin City, Nigeria
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Volume 24, No. 4, Year 2009
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Introduction: There has been global concern regarding road traffic injuries. Motorcyclists constitute a high proportion of fatalities in road traffic crashes. Commercial motorcyclists (Okadas) constitute a unique group in this regard. The purpose of this study was to evaluate driver-related risk factors in Okada accidents in Benin City, Nigeria.Methods: This was a prospective study. Interviewers administered questionnaires that were used to assess Okada drivers during a two-month period (November-December 2006).Results: A total of 996 Okada drivers were interviewed, 995 males and one female. Their ages ranged from 16-80 years with a mean age of 36.4 ±2.4 years. In the majority of cases, the maximum educational level achieved was primary or secondary. The majority of Okada drivers (82.8%) took to the Okada business as a last resort. Driver's licenses for Okada operation were possessed by 73.5% of drivers, but only 27.2% had taken a road test before being given a license. No form of training on the use of Okadas was received by 45% of drivers before they commenced operations. Crash helmets were owned by 56.4%, but they did not use them on a regular basis. Inconvenience was the reason provided for poor compliance by 52.7% of drivers. Regular intake of alcohol was present in 39.8% of drivers.Conclusions: Okada drivers are mainly young males with a low level of education who are ill-prepared and ill-equipped for the road. This is a recipe for traffic crash-related injuries and fatal motorcycle crashes. There is an urgent need for job creation, better licensing procedures, road safety education, national legislation, and enforcement of crash helmet laws as well as alcohol breath tests for Okada drivers in Nigeria. © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2009.
Authors & Co-Authors
Iribhogbe, Pius Ehiawaguan
Nigeria, Benin
University of Benin
Odai, Emeka Danielson
Nigeria, Benin
University of Benin
Statistics
Citations: 42
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S1049023X00007093
ISSN:
1049023X
e-ISSN:
19451938
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Substance Abuse
Violence And Injury
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Benin
Nigeria
Participants Gender
Female