TY - JOUR
T1 - Seatbelt and child restraint use among vehicle occupants in Ho Chi Minh City
T2 - an observational study in Vietnam
AU - Adetunji, Oluwarantimi
AU - Li, Qingfeng
AU - Pham, Cuong Viet
AU - Thi, Ngan Tran
AU - Bachani, Abdulgafoor M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study belongs in the framework of the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) project that is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The BIGRS project is a consortium that aims to reduce road traffic fatalities and injuries in ten cities in low- and middle-income countries, including HCMC in Vietnam. Special thanks to Ho Chi Minh National Traffic Safety Committee for its support.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/7/2
Y1 - 2020/7/2
N2 - This paper presents the trend of seatbelt use, disaggregated by vehicle occupants, in Ho Chi Minh City between 2016 and 2018. We conducted statistical analyses to identify the determinants of seatbelt use, including the effect of a new fine imposed against seatbelt law violation in the rear seats that became effective in January 2018. Seatbelt use was observed in at least half of all vehicle occupants, and drivers were more likely to use seatbelts than passengers. Only 4.4% of children younger than 5-years and 2.5% of 5 to12-year-olds used a child restraint system. Seatbelt use increased among all occupants after the imposed fine, especially among rear-seat passengers. Imposing new or increasing fixed penalties, with enforcement and public education, may increase seatbelt use to prevent road traffic injuries.
AB - This paper presents the trend of seatbelt use, disaggregated by vehicle occupants, in Ho Chi Minh City between 2016 and 2018. We conducted statistical analyses to identify the determinants of seatbelt use, including the effect of a new fine imposed against seatbelt law violation in the rear seats that became effective in January 2018. Seatbelt use was observed in at least half of all vehicle occupants, and drivers were more likely to use seatbelts than passengers. Only 4.4% of children younger than 5-years and 2.5% of 5 to12-year-olds used a child restraint system. Seatbelt use increased among all occupants after the imposed fine, especially among rear-seat passengers. Imposing new or increasing fixed penalties, with enforcement and public education, may increase seatbelt use to prevent road traffic injuries.
KW - Child restraint system
KW - Southeast Asia
KW - behaviour
KW - car seat
KW - penalties
KW - seatbelt
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U2 - 10.1080/17457300.2020.1774620
DO - 10.1080/17457300.2020.1774620
M3 - Article
C2 - 32496908
AN - SCOPUS:85086866534
SN - 1745-7300
VL - 27
SP - 319
EP - 326
JO - International journal of injury control and safety promotion
JF - International journal of injury control and safety promotion
IS - 3
ER -