Indian journal of medical sciences · 2007
Health-risk behaviors related to road safety among adolescent students.
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Sharma Rahul, Grover Vijay L, Chaturvedi S
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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.
STUDY DESIGN: 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.
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: 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.
OBJECTIVE: To study health-risk behavior related to road safety amongst adolescent students in south Delhi and its epidemiological correlates.
STUDY DESIGN: 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.
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: 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.