Effectiveness Of Participatory Training In Improving Knowledge And Skills On Basic Life Support For Road Traffic Injuries Among Commercial Motorcyclists: A Quasiexperimental Study In Dodoma M

ABSTRACT

Background: Accidents has been observed to hinder individual development and

reduce national economic intensification against expectations of Sustainable

Development Goals (SDGs). The presence of users of motorcycles and the associated

accidents incursion offer a unique challenge in view of inadequate work force, which

is frequently lost. The study-determined effectiveness of participatory training in

improving knowledge and skills for basic life support among commercial

motorcyclists to address the problem.

Methods: It was a quantitative quasi-experimental study targeting 268 commercial

motorcyclists sampled randomly from 44 registered parking points. Data were

collected using self-administered questionnaire after consent and approval.

Participants were grouped into six groups not less than 40 except and trained hourly

everyday for each group in specified time. Data was analysed by descriptive and

inferential statistics using SPSS Version 20.0.

Result: All participants, 252 (100%) were male aged 20-29 years 119 (47.2%), 30-39

years, 95 (37.7%), 40-49 years, 36 (14.3%) and above 50 years were 2 (0.8%). In all

participants, 57.5% were not using protective boots when riding motorcycles while

29.7% and 28.6% performed drunken riding often and sometime respectively but

95.2% were not tested using breathalyzer and 94.4% were penalized due to couple of

reasons including drunken riding. Knowledge and skills change were statistical

significantly, t (251) =-53.65, p

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