title: Seatbelt use among drivers in an urban city in Nigeria: an observational study.
abstract: Studies from parts of Nigeria reported low compliance with seatbelt. This study sought to establish driver seatbelt use in Enugu, Nigeria by gender, vehicle type/use and time of day. Observations were done day and night at randomly selected locations. Data were analysed with SPSS version 15. Differences in response were checked with chi-square for trend. Confidence interval was 95% and P value < 0.05 was regarded as significant. Average compliance was 37.6% for the 510 males (85%) and 90 females (15%) observed. It was 74.8% in the day and 0.3% at night. Among males, 218 (42.7%) wore seatbelt while 9 (10%) females did. For commercial drivers 159 (65.2%) complied while 68 (19.1%) private drivers did. Truck drivers had 100% compliance while sports utility vehicle drivers had the lowest (18.8%). There is poor seatbelt compliance in Enugu, Nigeria and need for educational campaigns and stricter enforcement.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Surgery , University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital , Enugu , Nigeria.
authors.forename: Kenneth Amaechi
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3753-2284
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Agu
authors.affiliation: a Department of Surgery , University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital , Enugu , Nigeria.
authors.forename: Vincent Chidi
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Enemuo
authors.affiliation: b Department of Restorative Dentistry , University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital , Enugu , Nigeria.
authors.forename: Linda Oge
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Okoye
authors.affiliation: a Department of Surgery , University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital , Enugu , Nigeria.
authors.forename: Okechukwu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Onwuasoigwe
mesh_terms: D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003132:Commerce / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018986:Motor Vehicles / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009549:Nigeria; D012622:Seat Belts / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Nigeria; observational; road safety; seatbelt