Perceptions regarding helmet use: a cross-sectional survey of female pillions in Karachi, Pakistan

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 211, Issue , 2017, Pages 261-265

  Saeed, Maryam ^a   Siddiqui, Selma Marie ^b   Khan, Uzma Rahim ^a   Swaroop, Mamta ^c  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Helmet use; Karachi; Motorized two wheeler; Pakistan; Pillion riders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HELMET; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW; MOTOR VEHICLE; PAKISTAN; PILLION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; PAKISTAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85009961304     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.11.063     Document Type: Conference Paper

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