The prevalence of seat belt use among drivers and passengers: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association, 2023 Background Seat belts might save people’s lives in car accidents by preventing severe collision damage and keeping passengers safe from critical injuries.
Shiva Kargar +2 more
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Assessment of seat belt use and its associated factors among public transport drivers in North Gondar, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2019 Objective Road traffic injuries are the major and neglected public health challenges. It causes 1.2 million deaths and 50 million injuries yearly and the use of seat belt reduces 60% of the cases. However, little is known about the magnitude of utilizing
Manay K. Woldegebriel +2 more
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Evaluation of Adolescents’ Awareness of Seat Belt Use and the Relationship with Risky Behaviors [PDF]
ChildrenThe one of the leading causes of adolescent morbidity and mortality worldwide is motor vehicle accidents (MVA). The use of seat belts significantly lowers MVA fatalities and injuries.
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Seat belt use and cardiac arrest immediately after motor vehicle collision: Nationwide observational study [PDF]
HeliyonObjective: Motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) are known to cause traumatic cardiac arrest; it is unclear whether seat belts prevent this. This study aimed to evaluate the association between seat belt use and immediate cardiac arrest in cases of MVCs ...
Yeongho Choi +6 more
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Effect of an educational leaflet on the frequency of seat belt use and the rate of motor vehicle accidents during pregnancy in Japan in 2018: a prospective, non-randomised control trial with a questionnaire survey [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2019 Objective To determine whether an educational leaflet had any effect on seat belt use, seat preference and motor vehicle accidents rate during pregnancy in Japan.Design Prospective, non-randomised control trial with a questionnaire survey.Setting Eight ...
Mamoru Morikawa +8 more
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Message Appeals on an Instagram Account Promoting Seat Belt Use That Attract Adolescents and Young Adults: Elaboration-Likelihood Perspective Study [PDF]
JMIR Formative Research, 2020 BackgroundAdolescents and young adults demonstrate the highest rate of unrestrained motor vehicle fatalities, making the promotion of seat belt restraint a priority for public health practitioners.
Zhang, Ni, Drake, Stacy A, Ding, Kele
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Nighttime seat belt use among front seat passengers: Does the driver's belt use matter? [PDF]
J Safety Res, 2019 We explored the relationship between nighttime seat belt use of right-front passengers and their drivers using observational data from 33,310 vehicles in east Tennessee during March 2015 - May 2017.Overall, nighttime passenger seat belt use varied by 50 percentage points from 92% when drivers were belted to 42% when drivers were not belted, suggesting ...
Boakye KF, Shults RA, Everett JD.
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Injury patterns and seat belt effectiveness in pregnant motor vehicle occupants: evidence from US crash data, 1998–2021 [PDF]
Injury EpidemiologyMotor vehicle collisions (MVCs) are the most common etiology of trauma and non-obstetric fetal death among pregnant individuals. Seat belts prevent MVC-related injuries; however, some pregnant individuals do not wear a seat belt due to discomfort and ...
Corina Espelien +8 more
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Archives of Trauma Research, 2021 Background and Objectives: The lack of seat belt use is considered as one of the most common behavioral factors encountering the life of a driver or an occupant to traffic injury risk.
Forouzan Rezapur-Shahkolai +4 more
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The Reluctance of taxi drivers to use seat belts. Observed and self-reported behavior in Argentine.
Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana, 2023 Although taxi drivers are more exposed to traffic crashes, they usually exhibit riskier behaviors and more negative attitudes toward road safety. For example, previous research suggests that they are particularly reluctant to wear seat belts.
Jeremías David Tosi +3 more
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