Health-risk behaviors related to road safety among adolescent students.
Indian J Med Sci
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2007 Dec; 61(12): 656-62
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-67437
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Injuries are now a major cause of death and disability among the adolescents in the world. Road accidents are the main cause of death of young men worldwide.OBJECTIVE:
To study health-risk behavior related to road safety amongst adolescent students in south Delhi and its epidemiological correlates. STUDYDESIGN:
Cross-sectional study.SETTING:
Three schools and two colleges in south Delhi.PARTICIPANTS:
Five hundred fifty adolescent students aged 14-19 years selected by cluster sampling. STATISTICALANALYSIS:
Proportions, Chi-square test, multivariate logistic regression.RESULTS:
More than half (52.4%) reported 'not always' wearing a seat belt. About 72.1% (300) of two-wheeler riders reported 'not always' and 23.3% (97) reported 'never' wearing a helmet. Nearly 20% (91) students rode with a driver who had alcohol before driving, and 37.3% (185) subjects had driven with a driver not possessing a driving license, in the past 30 days. Such 'road-hazard' behaviors were found to be significantly more in males and in lower-age groups. Logistic regression analysis revealed that the significant correlates of such behaviors were gender of the respondent and living status of the parents. Almost 77.5% (426) of the respondents were 'at risk' as far as behaviors related to safety on roads are concerned.CONCLUSION:
The results should evoke earnest responses from the government, policy makers and all personnel concerned with adolescent welfare on how best to reduce the extent of this preventable problem.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Risk-Taking
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Safety
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Accidents, Traffic
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Sci
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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