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Factors related to seatbelt-wearing among rear-seat passengers in Malaysia.

The benefit of wearing a rear seatbelt in reducing the risk of motor vehicle crash-related fatalities and injuries has been well documented in previous studies. Wearing a seatbelt not only reduces the risk of injury to rear-seat passengers, but also reduces the risk of injury to front-seat occupant...

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Main Authors: Law, Teik Hua, K. C. Mani, Kulanthayan, Wong, Shaw Voon, Ng, Choy Peng
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Published: 2013
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spelling my.upm.eprints.284112015-10-01T07:58:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28411/ Factors related to seatbelt-wearing among rear-seat passengers in Malaysia. Law, Teik Hua K. C. Mani, Kulanthayan Wong, Shaw Voon Ng, Choy Peng The benefit of wearing a rear seatbelt in reducing the risk of motor vehicle crash-related fatalities and injuries has been well documented in previous studies. Wearing a seatbelt not only reduces the risk of injury to rear-seat passengers, but also reduces the risk of injury to front-seat occupant who could be crushed by unbelted rear-seat passengers in a motor vehicle crash. Despite the benefits of wearing a rear seatbelt, its rate of use in Malaysia is generally low. The objective of this study was to identify factors that are associated with the wearing of a seatbelt among rear-seat passengers in Malaysia. Multinomial logistic regression analysis of the results of a questionnaire survey of 1651 rear-seat passengers revealed that rear-seat passengers who were younger, male, single and less educated and who had a perception of a low level of legislation enforcement, a lower risk-aversion and less driving experience (only for passengers who are also drivers) were less likely to wear a rear seatbelt. There was also a significant positive correlation between driver seatbelt and rear seatbelt-wearing behaviour. This implies that, in regards to seatbelt-wearing behaviour, drivers are more likely to adopt the same seatbelt-wearing behaviour when travelling as rear-seat passengers as they do when driving. These findings are crucial to the development of new interventions to increase the compliance rate of wearing a rear seatbelt. 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28411/1/Factors%20related%20to%20seatbelt.pdf Law, Teik Hua and K. C. Mani, Kulanthayan and Wong, Shaw Voon and Ng, Choy Peng (2013) Factors related to seatbelt-wearing among rear-seat passengers in Malaysia. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 50. pp. 351-360. ISSN 0001-4575 10.1016/j.aap.2012.05.004 English
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description The benefit of wearing a rear seatbelt in reducing the risk of motor vehicle crash-related fatalities and injuries has been well documented in previous studies. Wearing a seatbelt not only reduces the risk of injury to rear-seat passengers, but also reduces the risk of injury to front-seat occupant who could be crushed by unbelted rear-seat passengers in a motor vehicle crash. Despite the benefits of wearing a rear seatbelt, its rate of use in Malaysia is generally low. The objective of this study was to identify factors that are associated with the wearing of a seatbelt among rear-seat passengers in Malaysia. Multinomial logistic regression analysis of the results of a questionnaire survey of 1651 rear-seat passengers revealed that rear-seat passengers who were younger, male, single and less educated and who had a perception of a low level of legislation enforcement, a lower risk-aversion and less driving experience (only for passengers who are also drivers) were less likely to wear a rear seatbelt. There was also a significant positive correlation between driver seatbelt and rear seatbelt-wearing behaviour. This implies that, in regards to seatbelt-wearing behaviour, drivers are more likely to adopt the same seatbelt-wearing behaviour when travelling as rear-seat passengers as they do when driving. These findings are crucial to the development of new interventions to increase the compliance rate of wearing a rear seatbelt.
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author Law, Teik Hua
K. C. Mani, Kulanthayan
Wong, Shaw Voon
Ng, Choy Peng
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K. C. Mani, Kulanthayan
Wong, Shaw Voon
Ng, Choy Peng
Factors related to seatbelt-wearing among rear-seat passengers in Malaysia.
author_facet Law, Teik Hua
K. C. Mani, Kulanthayan
Wong, Shaw Voon
Ng, Choy Peng
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title Factors related to seatbelt-wearing among rear-seat passengers in Malaysia.
title_short Factors related to seatbelt-wearing among rear-seat passengers in Malaysia.
title_full Factors related to seatbelt-wearing among rear-seat passengers in Malaysia.
title_fullStr Factors related to seatbelt-wearing among rear-seat passengers in Malaysia.
title_full_unstemmed Factors related to seatbelt-wearing among rear-seat passengers in Malaysia.
title_sort factors related to seatbelt-wearing among rear-seat passengers in malaysia.
publishDate 2013
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28411/1/Factors%20related%20to%20seatbelt.pdf
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