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. 2006 Dec;12(6):409–413. doi: 10.1136/ip.2006.012724

Table 2 Helmet use by sex.

Road type Male Female Crude OR 95% CI
n With helmet n With helmet
n (%) n %
Overall helmet use
National road 4330 2594 59.91 1470 681 46.33 1.73 1.53 to 1.95
Provincial 3732 1515 40.59 1464 394 26.91 1.86 1.62 to 2.12
District 3834 1066 27.80 1240 254 20.48 1.49 1.28 to 1.75
Commune 2157 312 14.46 748 64 8.56 1.81 1.35 to 2.42
City 2957 295 9.98 1380 87 6.30 1.65 1.28 to 2.13
Total 17010 5782 33.99 6302 1480 23.48 1.68 1.57 to 1.79
ORMH 1.69 1.61 to 1.78
 
Driver helmet use
National 3511 2277 64.85 407 216 53.07 1.63 1.32 to 2.02
Provincial 3047 1395 45.78 490 187 38.16 1.37 1.12 to 1.67
District 3104 991 31.93 521 150 28.79 1.16 0.94 to 1.43
Commune 1788 294 16.44 323 36 11.15 1.57 1.07 to 2.31
City 2521 264 10.47 848 50 5.90 1.87 1.35 to 2.59
Total 13971 5221 37.37 2589 639 24.68 1.82 1.65 to 2.01
ORMH 1.64 1.53 to 1.76
 
Pillion passengers' helmet use
National 819 317 38.71 1063 465 43.74 0.81 0.67 to 0.98
Provincial 685 120 17.52 974 207 21.25 0.79 0.61 to 1.02
District 730 75 10.27 719 104 14.46 0.68 0.49 to 0.94
Commune 369 18 4.88 425 28 6.59 0.73 0.38 to 1.39
City 436 31 7.11 532 37 6.95 1.02 0.61 to 1.73
Total 3039 561 18.46 3713 841 22.65 0.77 0.68 to 0.87
ORMH 0.78 0.72 to 0.85

ORMH, Mantel–Haenszel (MH) weighted odds ratio is the summary of OR after stratification by road type.