Evaluation of Helmet Wearing Promotion Program for Kindergarten Children Using Digital Camera

Abstract

This study used an experimental research design to assess an evaluation method using simple technology (digital camera) for counting helmet use among 450 kindergarten children from 3 schools in Bangkok metropolis. The objective of this study was to compare the results of counting the helmet wearing among kindergarten children between using digital cameras and using the researchers with an assumption that the use of digital cameras will not affect helmet wearing behavior as opposed to having researchers observing the helmet wearing among the children. It is expected to increase researchers’ satisfaction in counting helmet use as well. The results showed that the use of digital cameras to count helmet wearing did not affect helmet wearing behaviors among kindergarten children. It is recommended to use digital cameras for the counting of helmet wearing because it showed no significant differences with counting by the researchers at 0.05 significance level. Being a more convenient technique, it is recommended for the data collection process providing more convenience for the researchers to use the counting on a computer without having to re-count.