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To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2005.06.022 Byline: Anne Nordrehaug AstrA[cedilla]m (a), Candida Moshiro (a)(b), Yusuf Hemed (c), Ivar Heuch (d), Gunnar KvA[yen]le (a) Keywords: Traffic injury; Risk perception; Adults; Tanzania Abstract: The aim of the study was to investigate social and behavioral correlates of perceived vulnerability to traffic injuries in an urban and rural setting in Tanzania. In 2002, a sample of 494 adults aged 15 years and above participated in household interviews in Dar es Salaam (urban) and Hai District (rural). The study was part of a population-based survey that collected self-report data on non-fatal injuries. In Dar es Salaam 75 and 82% of males and females, respectively, perceived it as likely that they would experience a traffic injury in general. The corresponding figures in Hai were 63 and 64%. Men rated their road traffic vulnerability similarly to women (OR=0.8, 95% CI 0.5-1.3). Factors associated with high perceived vulnerability as a pedestrian or being injured by a bicycle were amount of road safety information received from health workers and friends, having caused a car to swerve and having crossed a road while talking. Respondents perceived driver recklessness and driver drunkenness as the leading causes of traffic injuries in both areas. Differences were found between the urban and rural setting with respect to perceived risk for traffic injury. The implications of these findings in the context of traffic injury prevention are discussed. Author Affiliation: (a) Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Armauer Hansen House, N-5021 Bergen, Norway (b) Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (c) Measure Evaluation, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (d) Department of Mathematics, University of Bergen, Norway Article History: Received 4 May 2005; Revised 30 June 2005; Accepted 30 June 2005