Socio-economic determinants of helmet-wearing behaviour in Pune city, India

This study was an attempt to investigate the socio-economic determinants of helmet wearing in an urban setting of India. A household survey using multistage cluster random sampling was conducted among 9014 individuals in Pune city from March 2008 to February 2009. Among 2259 individuals who reported driving two-wheeled vehicles, 1509 (66.8%) reported possession of a helmet, and among those who had reported possession of a helmet, only 700 (46.0%) reported regular use of helmets. The results of multiple logistic regression analysis showed that residence, type of family, gender and socio-economic status were significantly associated with possession of helmet, and gender, residence and family type were significantly associated with regular helmet use while possessing one. In conclusion, this study showed that helmet-wearing behaviour is mostly influenced by the neighbourhood environment and norms and family and peer influence on behaviour rather than education and economic status.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2013.838271
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Taylor & Francis.
• Authors:
  • Mirkazemi, Roksana
  • Kar, Anita
• Publication Date: 2014-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 376-381
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 1745-7300
  • EISSN: 1745-7319
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/nics20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Families; Helmets; Highway safety; Logistic regression analysis; Multiple regression analysis; Neighborhoods; Peer groups; Socioeconomic factors; Two wheeled vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Determinants
• Geographic Terms: Pune City (India)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01548702
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 23 2014 12:09PM