Need and Possibilities for Seat Belt Use Promotion in Bashkortostan, Russia

This article presents a discussion of the need and potential for translating seat belt promotion programming from other Russian regions and other countries to Bashkortostan, is a republic in the Russian Federation with a population of 4.1 million. The prevalence of seat belt use is low in Bashkortostan, which may account in part for the very high rate of motor-vehicle-related mortality in this republic. Topics include initiatives such as the Sakhalin Road Safety Partnership, attitudes regarding public health issues, rural versus urban areas, the effectiveness of seat belt use, changing behaviors of automobile passengers, traffic injury prevention and control efforts, the lack of sufficient public health funding, and mandatory seat belt use laws. The authors conclude that current policies and strategies developed in other countries could work well in Bashkortostan, if they are enforced.

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• Authors:
  • Akhmadeeva, Leila
  • Andreeva, Valentina A
  • Sussman, Steve
  • Khusnutdinova, Zolya
  • Simons-Morton, Bruce G
• Publication Date: 2008-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 282-289
• Serial:
  • Evaluation and the Health Professions
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0163-2787

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Behavior modification; Crash injuries; Fatalities; Laws and legislation; Public health; Rural areas; Seat belts; Traffic crashes; Traffic law enforcement; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Prevalence
• Geographic Terms: Bashkortostan (Russia)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01115626
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 29 2008 8:06AM