Table 4 Prevalence of protective and risk factors for road safety
From: Prevalence and predictors of injuries in Kenya: findings from the national STEPs survey
Protective factor | Road Traffic Accident | ||
|---|---|---|---|
No (n (%)) | Yes (n (%)) | Total (n (%)) | |
Seat belt use | |||
 All of the time | 405 (12.5) | 15 (14.0) | 420 (12.5) |
 Sometimes | 1016 (31.2) | 29 (28.1) | 1046 (31.1) |
 Never | 1596 (49.1) | 51 (49.2) | 1647 (49.1) |
 Seat belt not present | 236 (7.3) | 9 (8.7) | 245 (7.3) |
 Total | 3253 (96.9) | 105 (3.1) | 3358 |
Helmet wearing | |||
 All of the time | 186 (5.5) | 21 (16.3) | 206 (5.9) |
 Sometimes | 316 (9.4) | 20 (16.0) | 336 (9.6) |
 Never | 2101 (62.6) | 60 (47.1) | 2160 (62.0) |
 Helmet not present | 756 (22.5) | 26 (20.6) | 782 (22.4) |
 Total | 3358 (96.4) | 127 (3.6) | 3485 |
Ride on motorbike while drunk | |||
 Always | 128 (4.4) | 20 (20.2) | 148 (4.9) |
 Sometimes | 205 (7.1) | 9 (9.5) | 215 (7.1) |
 Never | 2583 (88.6) | 69 (70.2) | 2652 (88.0) |
 Total | 2916 (96.7) | 98 (3.3) | 3014 |
Drove vehicle while drunk | |||
 No | 3977 (91.7) | 134 (96.4) | 4111 (91.9) |
 Yes | 359 (8.3) | 5 (3.6) | 364 (8.1) |
 Total | 4336 (96.9) | 139 (3.1) | 4475 |
Designated road crossing areas | |||
 Every time | 626 (15.9) | 17 (13.2) | 643 (15.8) |
 Sometimes | 741 (18.8) | 29 (22.1) | 770 (18.9) |
 Never | 913 (23.2) | 41 (31.2) | 954 (23.5) |
 No designated area | 1655 (42.1) | 44 (33.5) | 1699 (41.8) |
 Total | 3935 (96.8) | 130 (3.2) | 4065 |