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Waseem H, Shahbaz S.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Agha Khan University Hospital , Karachi , Pakistan.
Background:
 Each year nearly 1.2 million people die and millions more are injured or disabled as a result of road traffic injuries. Wearing helmets is the single most effective way of reducing head injuries in motored two wheeled vehicles. .
Objective :
 The objective of the study is to identify the knowledge, attitudes and practices of women pillion riders in the two major cities of Pakistan, Karachi and Lahore.
Method: 
 This is a case-control study, in a selected female population.  The inclusion criteria were working women and students between the ages of 18-45   with 10 years of education. A self-styled questionnaire was distributed focusing on awareness of helmet use and reasons why they are not used.
Results:
 The results are derived from the sample size of 400.
 Among the many reasons for not wearing a helmet in the female Pakistani population, it emerged that while most of them were aware of the importance of helmets and their protective role , they had not thought that it was important for them  as a pillion driver. Some respondents also thought they were not very fashionable and others blamed the hot and humid climate. Most of them thought that if there was a risk of being penalized they will probably wear them. .
Conclusion: 
Our study is still in the process of data analysis, but it is very clear that the use of helmets especially in females is near to none.

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