Soramon ChaichanThatchanon AsawalertsaengPat VeerapongtongchaiPaiboon ChattakulSittichai KhamsaiPatnarin PongkulkiatVerajit ChotmongkolPanita LimpawattanaJarin ChindaprasirtVichai SenthongChetta NgamjarusYuwares SittichanbunchaAmnat KitkhuandeeKittisak SawanyawisuthKhon Kaen UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University2020-08-252020-08-252020-09-01Preventive Medicine Reports. Vol.19, (2020)221133552-s2.0-85085581106https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/58020© 2020 The Authors Motorcycles are the most common type of vehicle involved in traffic deaths in developing countries. Although helmets can provide protection against injury, there is limited evidence available regarding which type of helmet best protects against head and neck injuries in this setting. This review was conducted based on articles in the PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. We compared full-face helmets with other types of helmet with regard to head and neck injury prevention in road accidents involving motorcyclists. Of 702 studies, six were eligible with a total of 6,529 participants. When compared with partial and open helmets, the odds ratio of full-face helmets was 0.356 (95% CI of 0.280, 0.453) and 0.636 (95% CI of 0.453, 0.894), respectively, for reduction of head and neck injuries. In conclusion, full-face helmets reduced head and neck injuries in motorcycle accidents to a greater extent than other types of helmet. Policy makers should recommend that motorcyclists use full-face helmets.Mahidol UniversityMedicineArticleSCOPUS10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101118