Seatbelt use among drivers in an urban city in Nigeria: an observational study

• Published in: International journal of injury control and safety promotion Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 487 - 492
• Main Authors: Agu, Kenneth Amaechi, Enemuo, Vincent Chidi, Okoye, Linda Oge, Onwuasoigwe, Okechukwu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 01.12.2017; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Automotive parts; Compliance; Confidence intervals; Data processing; Drivers; Females; Males; Nigeria; Night; observational; Observational studies; road safety; Seat belts; seatbelt; Sport utility vehicles; Time of use; Nigeria; observational; seatbelt; Nigeria; road safety
• ISSN: 1745-7300; 1745-7319
• DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2016.1232276

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.