Effect of Safety Education Intervention on Knowledge of Road Accident Prevention among Drivers in Lagos State, Nigeria

Abstract

The aim of this study is to assess the impact of safety education intervention on knowledge of road traffic accident prevention among drivers in Lagos State, Nigeria. This study adopted a pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental research design. A purposive sampling technique was adopted to select a total of 384 commercial drivers in Lagos State, to whom the questionnaires were served. Questionnaires were administered and retrieved before the safety training was conducted, and post-test was conducted thereafter. A response rate of 87.76% was obtained for 384 questionnaires distributed to drivers. Descriptive statistics, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Pearson Correlation were carried out. Mean score of 2.50 was used as a criterion to accept or reject results. The results indicate that safety education had a positive impact on the knowledge of preventive measures for road traffic accident. It is recommended amongst others that; further measures should be developed to educate and enlighten commercial drivers on how they can comfortably avoid Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs).