Motorcyclists Raftar ranning city of Bukanand its relationship with adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Abstract

BackgroundandAim2 Road traffic injuries (RTIs) comprise a serious public health problem in the world. Moreover, Road traffic injuries are responsible for 65٪ of deaths and 1۲٪ of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), whereas these countries have only 46٪ of the world's vehicles. In most LAMICs, much higher proportion of road users are pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists compare with high-income countries and half of fatal road traffic injuries in LMICs occur among motorcyclists. The purpose of this study was to describe Motorcyclist riding behaviors and Relationship between Adult AttentionDeficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Behavior of Motorcyclists. Material and methods: In this cross-sectional, 34۲ motorcycle riders of Bukan were studied In order to make the data generalizable and to use random cluster sampling, the entire city was divided into 94 clusters based on the geographic areas covered by urban health centers. Then, 6 clusters were randomly selected out of these 94 clusters. By referring to motorcycle repair shops and motorcycle riders' home and workplace in each cluster, the data were gathered to achieve the projected sample size. 34۲ people (sample size) were equally divided between these seven clusters. the data collection instruments were: standard Motorcycle Rider Behavior Questionnaire (MRBQ), Conners' Adult ADHD Rating Scales (CAARS) questionnaire and a checklist designed by the researchers. Results: All participants were male Their mean age was 3۲ Range:(96-69) years 42.1٪ of study participants were single and 32 percent had university education 21.4٪ had license 1۲.4٪ had a history of riding motorcycle for more than six months. 22.9٪ of the motorcyclists had accident records Multivariate analysis confirmed the correlation between ADHD and risky riding behaviors in all subscales (A, B, D)U Conclusion: By using Pearson correlation coefficient, a positive and significant correlation was observed between riding behaviors of motorcyclists and adult ADHD in all subscales (A, B, D).