Prevalence and determinants of standard motorcycle crash helmet use among rural postal delivery riders in Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Author: Yellappan, Kaviyarasu
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Head Protective Devices - utilization - Malaysia; Occupational Health - Standards - Malaysia; Head Protective Devices - standards - Malaysia
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/71485/1/FPSK%28M%29%202011%2065%20IR.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/71485/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Motorcycle is the preferred mode of transport in developing countries and the most common vehicle involved in road crashes and fatalities. Head and neck injuries were leading cause of fatality among motorcyclists. Helmets were invented as a mechanism to prevent head injuries. Motorcycle was popular...