title: Motorcycle helmet attitudes, behaviours and beliefs among Cambodians.
abstract: Motorcycle fatalities are increasing at an alarming rate in many South-East Asian countries, including Cambodia. Through brief face-to-face roadside interviews in Phnom Penh and four other Cambodian provinces, this article assesses Cambodian motorcyclists' attitudes, behaviours and beliefs related to motorcycle helmets. Out of 1016 motorcyclists interviewed, 50% were drivers, 40% were older passengers and 10% were child passengers. More drivers (50%) reported consistently wearing helmets, compared with older passengers (14%). Saving their life in the event of a crash was the impetus for drivers and older passengers to wear a helmet (96% and 98%, respectively). The top barriers to helmet use were: (1) 'depends on where I drive,' (2) 'I forget' and (3) 'inconvenient' or 'uncomfortable'. These descriptive findings were instrumental in shaping the Cambodian Helmet Vaccine Initiative passenger campaign to reduce the motorcycle-related injuries and fatalities to support the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety.
authors: Columbus Technologies & Services, El Segundo, California, USA. droehler@cdc.gov
authors: Douglas R
authors: DR
authors: Roehler
authors: Socheata
authors: S
authors: Sann
authors: Pagna
authors: P
authors: Kim
authors: Abdulgafoor M
authors: AM
authors: Bachani
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Campostrini
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Florian
authors: Mirjam
authors: M
authors: Sidik
authors: Claire
authors: C
authors: Blanchard
authors: David A
authors: DA
authors: Sleet
authors: Adnan A
authors: AA
authors: Hyder
authors: Michael F
authors: MF
authors: Ballesteros
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001290:Attitude; D002160:Cambodia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006260:Head Protective Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009049:Motorcycles / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012449:Safety / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult