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JONAH, BITEBOBO REUBEN, AMADI, PRECIOUS.

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ABSTRACT This study investigated the prevalence and predictors of road traffic accident among commercial taxi drivers in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State. Seven research questions and six hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive cross sectional survey design was used for the study as the research design. The population of the study include commercial taxi drivers in Port Harcourt Metropolis. The sample size for the study was 450 commercial taxi drivers. Multistage sampling procedure was adopted for the study. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. The data collected was analysed using percentages, binary logistic regression and Chi-square test. The result showed that, the prevalence of road traffic accident among commercial taxi drivers in Port Harcourt Metropolis was high (99.1%). The findings from the study showed a significant relationship between age, years of driving experience and prevalence of road traffic accident (p<0.05). Conclusively, the prevalence of road traffic accident among commercial taxi drivers in Port Harcourt Metropolis was high. Age, and years of driving experience, predicts road traffic accident among commercial taxi drivers in Port Harcourt Metropolis. It was recommended among others that government should come up with driver specific schools that are subsidized to make it affordable for the drivers or the government can subsidize some existing driving schools to train driver and also There should be total enforcement of traffic rules and regulation to correct erring drivers and the Government and affected institutions should take the issue of road construction and maintenance more seriously. Keywords: Road traffic accident, commercial taxi drivers, Port Harcourt Metropolis

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