TABLE OF CONTENTS
Content                                                                                                        Page
Title page                                                                                                         i
Certification                                                                                                           ii
Dedication                                                                                                   iii
Acknowledgements                                                                                              iv
Abstract                                                                                                        v
Table of Contents                                                                                                vi
List of Tables                                                                                                        x
List of Figures                                                                                                       xi
List of Appendices                                                                                     xii
List of Acronyms                                                                                                   xiii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1      Background to the Study                                                                   1
1.2      Statement of the Problem                                                                   4
1.3      Objective of the Study                                                                             5
1.4      Research Questions                                                                     6
1.5      Hypotheses                                                                                               6
1.6      Scope of the Study                                                                                6
1.7      Significance of the Study                                             6
1.8      Operational Definition of Terms                                                              7
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.0      Introduction                                                                                   8
2.1      General overview of road traffic accidents                        9
2.2 Causative factors of road traffic accidents 10
2.2.1Global trends and projections of road traffic accidents 13
2.2.2 Types of vehicles prone to road traffic accidents 13
2.2.3   Age and gender differences in road traffic accidents                    14    Â
2.2.4 Geographical approach to road traffic accidents 14
2.3 Prevalence of risky driving behaviours and road traffic accidents 15
2.4 Effects of risky driving behaviours on road traffic accidents 15
2.5      Prevention of risky driving behaviours and control measures                      16
2.5.1 Engineering measures 17
2.5.2 Protective measures 17
2.5.3 Enforcement of traffic laws 18
2.5.4 Education and training 19
2.5.5 The haddon matrix 19
2.6Empirical Study21
2.7Theoretical Framework (precede/proceed model) 22
2.8 Application to the Study 24
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.0      Introduction                                                                                  26
3.1      Research Design                                                           26
3.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Population 26
3.3      Sample size and sampling Technique                                          26
3.4 Instrumentation 27
3.5     Reliability and Validity of Instrument                                                      27
3.6 Development of health education package28
3.7     Method of Data Analysis                                                                        28
3.8     Ethical Consideration                                                            29
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS, RESULTS AND
DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
4.0      Introduction                                                                               30      Â
4.1      Answering Research Questions                                             42
4.2 Testing of Hypotheses 44
4.3 Discussion of Findings 45
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, SUMMARY, CONCLUSION
AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.0      Introduction                                                                                          48
5.1      Summary                                                                                         48      Â
5.2      Conclusion                                                                                  48      Â
5.3 Recommendations 49
5.4      Limitation of the Study                                                          50      Â
5.5      Suggestion for Further Studies                                                    50                 Â
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
LIST OF TABLES
Table                                                                                                     Page
4.1: Demographic Characteristics of Respondents (experimental and control group) 32
4.2: Pre and post intervention knowledge about driving and traffic regulations 34
4.3: Perception of safety consciousness and risk reduction (intervention group) 35
4.4: Self efficacy and adherence to safe driving behaviours (intervention group) 39
4.5: Attitudinal Disposition to road traffic regulations and adherence to safe driving 41
4.21: Experimental group pretest knowledge level about risky driving behaviours 42
4.22: Difference in pre and post knowledge levels of control group        About risky driving behaviours                                                           43
4.23: Experimental group posttest knowledge level 43
4.24: Pre and posttest knowledge levels of intervention group                                   44
4.25: Differences between posttest knowledge levelsof control and intervention groups 45
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure                                                                                                     Page
1.1: Global trends and projection of road traffic accidents                        13
2.1: The haddon matrix                                                                                     20
2.2 Precede/Proceed model                                                                           23
2.3 Conceptual model                                                   24                                                                                       Â
APPENDICES
Appendix
1: Questionnaire used in this Study
2: Permission for use of Instrument
3: Informed Consent Form
4: Ethical Clearance Certificate
5: Letter of Introduction
LIST OF ACRONYMS
FRSC: Federal Road Safety Corps
RTA: Road Traffic Accidents
WHO: World Health Organization