A study of the knowledge, attitude, behaviour and practices pertaining to the safety of public school children among school van drivers in the 5 towns of the republic of mauritius

Abstract

Travelling to any educational institutions in the Republic of Mauritius is a free service provided by the government, but because of hectic lifestyles of parents and heavy traffic congestions, many parents avail of the services of school vans. However, the image of such vans has been tarnished due to some serious incidents while commuting the children to and from school. This study uses the KABP constructs to assess school van driver’s perceptions in ensuring children health and safety when commuting to and from school. Questionnaires were distributed to sixty-eight school van drivers. Findings indicated that drivers have sound Knowledge, positive Attitude, good Practices and proper intentional Behaviours in order to ensure the health and safety of the children commuting in their school vans. The study has helped in identifying the relevant relationships between Knowledge, Attitude, Behaviour and Practices of school van drivers in Mauritius.