The Effect of Educational Intervention on Safe and High-Risk Driving Behaviors in Taxi Drivers

Background: high-risk driving behaviors is one of the leading causes of death and disability. objectives: the aim of this study was to determine the effect of educational intervention on promoting safe-driving behaviors and reducing high risk-driving behaviors in taxi drivers based on the health belief model and planned behavior theory. methods: a quasi-experimental study of interventional and control drivers (n = 40) selected by a cluster sampling method was conducted. the participants were selected from taxi stations. the intervention group was divided into 4 groups, including 10 people. the contents of the training program were based on driving laws, avoiding high-risk behaviors, and advising on safe driving behaviors. the driving behaviors were measured at baseline and 3-month post-intervention. constructs of the health belief model and theory of planned behavior were used as an interventional program framework. independent t-test and paired t-test were used to compare the scores between intervention and control drivers and the intervention group before and after the intervention at each of the variables, respectively. results: three months post-intervention, the scores of safe driving behaviors in the intervention group were higher than the control group, and high-risk driving behaviors in the intervention group were less than the control group. after the intervention, a significant difference was observed in the mean scores of perceived barriers, self-efficacy, cues to action, attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control between two groups (p < 0.05). conclusions: educational intervention within the framework of the combined constructs of the health belief model and theory of planned behavior can reduce high-risk driving behaviors and promote safe driving behaviors in taxi drivers.