Health-risk behaviors related to road safety among adolescent students.

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dc.contributor.authorSharma, Rahulen_US
dc.contributor.authorGrover, Vijay Len_US
dc.contributor.authorChaturvedi, Sen_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-12-05en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-29T05:15:23Z
dc.date.available2007-12-05en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-29T05:15:23Z
dc.date.issued2007-12-05en_US
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: 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.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Community Medicine, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India. studycorner@gmail.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationSharma R, Grover VL, Chaturvedi S. Health-risk behaviors related to road safety among adolescent students. Indian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2007 Dec; 61(12): 656-62en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/67437
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.indianjmedsci.orgen_US
dc.subject.meshAccidents, Traffic --statistics & numerical dataen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshRisk-Takingen_US
dc.subject.meshSafetyen_US
dc.titleHealth-risk behaviors related to road safety among adolescent students.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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