ArticleArchives of trauma research2014
Evaluation of the use and reasons for not using a helmet by motorcyclists admitted to the emergency ward of shahid bahonar hospital in kerman.
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- Global Evidence on Helmet Use and Misuse: A Public Health Perspective on Prevalence, Determinants and Barriers.Health science reports · 2026Review
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- Predictive Factors Influencing Helmet Usage Among Motorcyclists: A Study at the Largest Trauma Center in Southern Iran.Bulletin of emergency and trauma · 2025Article
- Helmet Use Among Two-Wheeler Riders' Road Accident Victims in Benin.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2022Article
- Trends in Smart Helmets With Multimodal Sensing for Health and Safety: Scoping Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Article
- Beyond Pathogen Filtration: Possibility of Smart Masks as Wearable Devices for Personal and Group Health and Safety Management.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Article
- Helmet wearing behavior where people often ride motorcycle in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2022Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with effective helmet use among motorcyclists in Mysuru City of Southern India.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2020Article
- Maxillofacial fracture epidemiology and treatment plans in the Northeast of Iran: A retrospective study.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2017Article
- Determinants and barriers of helmet use in Iranian motorcyclists: a systematic review.Journal of injury & violence research · 2017Article
- Epidemiology of Urban Traffic Accident Victims Hospitalized More Than 24 Hours in a Level III Trauma Center, Kashan County, Iran, During 2012-2013.Archives of trauma research · 2015Article
- The Relationship Between Helmet Weight, Cognitive Performance, and Mental Workload.Basic and clinical neuroscienceArticle
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Abstract
backgroundMotorcycle crashes are the cause of severe morbidity and mortality especially because of head injuries. It seems that wearing a helmet has an effective role in protection against head injuries. Nevertheless, motorcyclists usually have no tendency to wear a helmet when driving in cities and have several reasons for this behavior.
objectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the use and reasons for not using a helmet by motorcyclists admitted to an emergency ward of a trauma hospital due to accident in Kerman, Iran. PATIENTS AND
methodsThis study was carried out by recoding the opinions of motorcyclists who had been transferred to the emergency ward of Shahid Bahonar Hospital (Kerman/Iran). Since no data was available on the frequency of the use of helmets, a pilot study was carried out and a sample size of 377 was determined for the main study. Then a researcher-made questionnaire was used to investigate the motorcyclists' reasons for not using a helmet.
resultsOnly 21.5% of the motorcyclists had been wearing helmets at the time of the accident. The most frequent reasons for not using a helmet were the heavy weight of the helmet (77%), feeling of heat (71.4%), pain in the neck (69.4%), feeling of suffocation (67.7%), limitation of head and neck movements (59.6%) and all together, physical discomfort was the main cause of not wearing a helmet during motorcycle rides.
conclusionsIn general, it appears that it is possible to increase the use of helmets by eliminating its physical problems, and increasing the knowledge of community members in relation to the advantages of helmet use, which will result in a significant decrease in traumas resulting from motorcycle accidents.
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