Objective: Compliance with road safety signs is important
in the reduction of motorcycle accidents. The
aim of this study was to implement health education
intervention and assess its impact on the knowledge of
and compliance with road safety signs among commercial
motorcyclists in Uyo, Southern Nigeria.
Method: This was an intervention study among motorcyclists
in Uyo, Southern Nigeria, with a control group
from a similar town. The instrument of data collection
was a semi-structured interviewer administered questionnaire.
Subjects were selected through multistage
sampling method. Baseline data on compliance to road
safety signs was collected from both groups. Motorcyclists
in the intervention group were given education on
the importance of compliance to road safety signs. Data
was subsequently collected from both groups 3 months
post intervention and analysed using the Statistical
Package for the Social Sciences version 11.
Result: A total of 200 respondents participated in the
study, 100 from each group. Following intervention,
respondents with good knowledge score increased from
21% at baseline to 82% at 3 months post intervention
in the intervention group (p<0.05) and from 19% to
21% in the control group. Compliance score in the intervention
group increased from 15% to 70% (p<0.05)
and from 12% to 18% in the control group.
Conclusion: A significant increase in compliance to
road safety signs was recorded among motorcyclists in
the intervention group after safety education. All motorcyclists
should therefore be given education on road
safety signs as this will improve compliance and lead
to safer road use among them.