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. 2020 Apr-Jun;10(2):70-75.
doi: 10.4103/IJCIIS.IJCIIS_65_19. Epub 2020 Jun 8.

Road traffic accidents in Bangladesh: Why people have poor knowledge and awareness about traffic rules?

Md Rafiqul Islam  1 , Md Mostaured Ali Khan  2 , Md Mosharaf Hossain  2 , Kulanthayan K C Mani  3 , Ruhani Mat Min  2
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Road traffic accidents in Bangladesh: Why people have poor knowledge and awareness about traffic rules?

Md Rafiqul Islam et al. Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci. 2020 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

Purpose: The study aimed to identify the characteristics of road traffic accident (RTA) and to determine the role of different socioeconomic and demographic factors on the knowledge and awareness about traffic rules among people in Bangladesh.

Study design: This was a cross-sectional study.

Methods: To conduct this study, 700 primary data were collected from respondents who were involved in RTA by interviewing in medical college hospitals and several private clinics of Dhaka, Rajshahi, and Khulna division in Bangladesh. For the achievement of the objective, the Chi-square test, Cramer's V correlation, and the logistic regression model have been applied in this study.

Results: Traffic rules violation was identified as the second-most important reason behind RTA. Respondent's age, gender, residence, education, occupation, awareness about RTA, etc., were significantly associated with having knowledge and awareness about traffic rules. The result of multivariate analysis showed that respondent's age (<30: odds ratio [OR] = 2.019, confidence interval [CI]: 1.377-2.960); residence (rural: OR = 0.288, CI: 0.193-0.431); education (literate: OR = 5.064, CI: 3.332-7.698); and categories of victims (driver: OR = 2.731, CI: 1.676-4.450 and passenger: 1.869, CI: 1.198-2.916) were the vital predictors of having knowledge and awareness about traffic rules.

Conclusions: By imposing strict traffic act, increasing public awareness through various types of education and awareness/outreach about traffic rules-related program, especially in rural areas, by strictly prohibiting the license giving to unskilled drivers or unfit vehicles, RTA can be minimized.

Keywords: Bangladesh; Chi-square test; injury; knowledge and awareness; logistic regression; road traffic accident; traffic rules.

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Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

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Knowledge and awareness about traffic rules among drivers
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Respondent's source of knowledge about road traffic laws
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