@article{ref1,
title="Motorcycle taxi programme is associated with reduced risk of road traffic crash among motorcycle taxi drivers in Kampala, Uganda",
journal="International journal of injury control and safety promotion",
year="2019",
author="Muni, Kennedy and Kobusingye, Olive Chifefe and Mock, Charlie and Hughes, James P. and Hurvitz, Philip M. and Guthrie, Brandon",
volume="26",
number="3",
pages="294-301",
abstract="<i>SafeBoda</i> is a transportation company that provides road safety training and helmets to its motorcycle taxi drivers in Kampala. We sought to determine whether risk of road traffic crash (RTC) was lower in <i>SafeBoda</i> compared to regular (non-SafeBoda) motorcycle taxi drivers during a 6-month follow-up period. We collected participant demographic and behavioural data at baseline using computer-assisted personal interview, and occurrence of RTC every 2 months using text messaging and telephone interview from a cohort of 342 drivers. There were 85 crashes (31 in <i>SafeBoda</i> and 54 in regular drivers) during follow-up. Over the 6-month follow-up period, <i>SafeBoda</i> drivers were 39% less likely to be involved in a RTC than regular drivers after adjusting for age, possession of a driver's license, and education (RR: 0.61, 95% CI: 0.39-0.97, <i>p</i> = .04). These findings suggest that the <i>SafeBoda</i> programme results in safer driving and fewer RTCs among motorcycle taxi drivers in Kampala.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1745-7300",
doi="10.1080/17457300.2019.1594952",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2019.1594952"
}