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. 2020 Sep 4;25:47. doi: 10.1186/s12199-020-00888-z

Table 4.

Characteristics of motorcycle riders interviewed (n = 129) and effective helmet use

Effective helmet use (riders)
Yes (n = 31) No (n = 98) Total p valuea
No. (%) No. (%) No. (%)
Age (n = 129)
 < 30 years 21 (33.3) 42 (66.7) 63 (100.0) 0.016
 ≥ 30 years 10 (15.2) 56 (84.8) 66 (100.0)
Education status (n = 129)
 ≤12th 7 (16.3) 36 (83.7) 43 (100.0) 0.157

 Bachelor’s degree

  (Studying/completed)

16 (24.6) 49 (75.4) 65 (100.0)

 Post-graduation

  (Studying/completed)

8 (38.1) 13 (61.9) 21 (100.0)
Cost of helmet (n = 123)
 ≤ 500 INR (≤ US $7.5) 17 (24.3) 53 (75.7) 70 (100.0) 0.788
 > 500 INR (> US $7.5) 14 (26.4) 39 (73.6) 53 (100.0)
Engine capacity (Cc) (n = 129)
 ≤ 100 13 (24.5) 40 (75.5) 53 (100.0) 0.912
 > 100 18 (23.7) 58 (76.3) 76 (100.0)
Purpose of the trip (n = 129)

 Travel to/from

 School/work

27 (32.1) 57 (67.9) 84 (100.0) 0.003

 Travel to/from leisure

 Activities/pleasure

4 (8.9) 41 (91.1) 45 (100.0)
Do you always wear a helmet? (n = 129)
 Yes 31 (26.1) 88 (73.9) 119 (100.0)
 No 0 (0.0) 10 (100.0) 10 (100.0)
In the past 3 months, have you ever been stopped by police to check helmet use? (n= 129)
 Yes 9 (34.6) 17 (65.4) 26 (100.0) 0.158
 No 22 (21.4) 81 (78.6) 103 (100.0)

INR Indian Rupees

Figures in parenthesis are row wise percentages

aChi-square