Standard Motorcycle Child Safety Helmet Initiative (MCHI) Program
- Conditions
- Head Injuries
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Standard motorcycle child safety helmet
- Registration Number
- NCT03619473
- Lead Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
- Brief Summary
The main aim of this intervention study is to test the hypothesis if helmet initiative program will significantly increase helmet usage in primary school students. The secondary aim of this intervention is to evaluate the behavioral change in standard child safety helmet usage among the parent/adult riders. The study was conducted in 23 primary school in Selangor from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2018 in three different phases.
- Detailed Description
In Malaysia, the road traffic plans estimated that the number of death on road traffics might increase almost 23% from 2014-2020 (Royal Police of Malaysia, 2017). The main road crash involved the motorcyclist and the main cause of death was due to the severe head injuries. Previous study in Malaysia had reported only 20% of proper helmet usage among the adult riders (Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research, 2015). This highlights the need to transfer the knowledge to the parent/adult riders on the importance, proper usage and availability of the standard child safety helmet and hence increase the prevalence of standard helmet usage for the pillion riders especially for the children.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 2000
- primary school students from selected school
- aged 7 - 12 years old
- Travel to school by motorcycle.
- the adult rider able to speak/read Malay and English
- Students who are travelling to school using mode of transport other than motorcycle.
- pre school students
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description intervention Standard motorcycle child safety helmet the group 1. assessed for proper helmet usage (type, chinstrap, standard helmet usage) 2. evaluated for the behavioral of helmet usage 3. underwent the educational session under helmet initiative program 4. received one standard motorcycle child safety helmet per family 5. assessed for proper helmet usage (type, chinstrap, standard helmet usage) 3 months after educational session and after received standard motorcycle child safety helmet 6. evaluated for the behavioral of helmet usage 3 months after educational session and after received standard motorcycle child safety helmet
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method There will be increase in the prevalence of standard motorcycle child safety helmet usage in post intervention compared to pre-intervention through study completion, an average of 1 year 1. There will be increase in the prevalence of standard motorcycle child safety helmet usage among primary school students after the educational session under helmet initiative program as well as after the distribution of standard motorcycle child safety helmets.
2. The educational session under helmet initiative program will provide important information about the risks of riding without standard helmet include the severity of injury to children. This will be an effective effort for continuous usage of standard helmet among child pillion riders
3. Distribution of standard motorcycle child safety helmets will be able to increase the ownership of standard child helmet especially among those who; hence will increase the prevalence of standard motorcycle child safety helmet usage
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method There will be increase in the prevalence of proper standard motorcycle safety helmet usage in post intervention compared to pre-intervention through study completion, an average of 1 year Wearing a properly fitted, safety-approved motorcycle helmet will able to reduce head injuries.
The educational session under helmet initiative program will provide important information about the severity of injury to children due to improper helmet usage. This will be an effective effort to reduce the prevalence of head injuries among child pillion ridersThere will be increase in mean score of parents' knowledge measured using questionnaire in standard motorcycle child safety helmet usage in post intervention compared to pre-intervention through study completion, an average of 1 year 1. The usage of standard child motorcycle helmet among child pillion riders will be more successful when they receive consistent messages from their parents.
2. The educational session under helmet initiative program will provide important information on the law, proper usage, risk of non-usage and the consequences to the parents which further will develope a positive attitude toward helmet wearing for children.
3. parents' practice in helmet usage will significantly motivates the children to wear a helmet
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Primary Schools in Hulu Langat District
🇲🇾Hulu Langat, Selangor, Malaysia
Primary Schools in Petaling Perdana District
🇲🇾Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia