Knowledge and attitude toward road traffic regulations among students of Health Sciences College in Taif Region, KSA

Al-Zahrani, Ali Hassan

doi:10.5455/ijmsph.2015.2810201447

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“…This finding was consistent in the result found in study from Saudi Arabia. 6 In this study we found that half of the respondents (51.1%) were students and it could be because of the study area, where there are three universities and four medical institutions.…”

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Awareness and obeyance of road traffic rules among motorists in Mangaluru suburbs, India

Shetty

Dmello

Purushothama

et al. 2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Road traffic accident is one amongst the “biggest killers” across the World according to World Health Organization. Though road traffic accidents are both predictable and preventable, it is witnessed that there is an alarming increase in morbidity, mortality and disability owing to road traffic accident which has become a major public health concern in India. Hence this study aims to assess the awareness and obeyance of road traffic rules among commuters in south Mangaluru suburbs. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 180 motorists in south Mangaluru suburbs during August 2015, who were selected conveniently and structured questionnaire was administered for interview schedule. The data were analyzed for mean, median, frequencies, percentages, standard deviation and appropriate statistical tests were applied by using SPSS version 16. Results: More than two-thirds (67.2%) had insufficient awareness about road traffic rules and more than three fourth of the respondents (86.1%) had bad obeyance of road traffic rules. There was relationship between awareness and practice which was statistically significant (p=0.041) and there was statistical significant difference (p<0.05) in obeyance according to marital status, profession and type of vehicles used. Conclusions: Though the respondents were aware about road traffic rules to a certain extent but they were not obeying the road traffic rules wholly. This can be addressed through the strict enforcement of road traffic rulesand behavioral change communications.

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Awareness and obeyance of road traffic rules among motorists in Mangaluru suburbs, India

Shetty

Dmello

Purushothama

et al. 2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…14 This observation was supported by findings from other authors also. 5,7,15 However, other studies carried out by V. Kulkarni et al, Mahawar et al and Swami et al revealed that the observed awareness was much less than the expected satisfactory level. [16][17][18] The better knowledge of traffic sign among participants, and that is too in male students, might be due to the habit of going out more frequently than girls and more of their exposures to traffic signs in city.…”

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“…However, other studies reported higher prevalence. [6][7][8][9][10] Reason might be the greater awareness among the participants, strict enforcement of traffic rules and regulations and the better external conditions pertaining to commuting on the city roads.…”

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“…Similar observation was made in other related studies stating that more than Fifty percent of the participants had driving licenses. 3,[6][7][8][9][10]12,13 However, in contrast, S.B. Salve et al, shows that 68 percent participants drive the vehicle without valid driving.…”

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“…These findings were in accord with what had been reported in previous studies. [6][7][8][9]14 In contrast, Redhwan and Karim, reported that the speeding inside the city or in the highways was not significantly influenced by the exposure to traffic road accident among university students. 6 A high risk taking behaviour while driving for sensational and thrill seeking is not only dangerous to drivers but also to others.…”

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Risk perception and practice towards road traffic safety among medical students

Zaidi

Paul

Mishra

et al. 2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Road traffic injuries are a major but ignored epidemic, requiring concrete efforts for effective and sustainable prevention to overcome the social, economic and health implications. The WHO's Global status report on road safety 2015 indicates that worldwide the total number of road traffic deaths has plateaued at 1.25 million per year, with the highest road traffic fatality rates in low-income countries. Urgent action is needed to achieve the determined target for road safety reflected in the newly adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (goal 3 & 11) and halving the global number of deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes by 2020. 1 India a middle income country with a population of more than a billion witnessed 31.3% of the road traffic deaths among 15 to 29 years individuals in the year 2011 as reported by national crime records bureau (NCRB). 2 Refusal to follow traffic rules, drunken driving and over speeding are main reasons for road accidents. Therefore, a study was carried out with an aim to assess the knowledge, perception and practices by adolescents while driving a ABSTRACT Background: Road traffic injuries are a major but neglected epidemic. WHO has declared road traffic accidents (RTA) as the number one cause of death among those aged 15-29 years. India has witnessed 31.3% of the road traffic deaths among 15 to 29 years individuals in the year 2011 as reported by national crime records bureau. This study is aimed to learn and study risk perception and practice of road safety measures among medical students. Methods: A Cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students with an objective A 297 M.B.B.S. students were selected by convenient sampling technique. The study period was May-August, 2016. The information collected was analysed using SPSS version 16 & Microsoft excels 2007 software. Results: Majority of boys (82% and 98%) and girls (55% & 66%) had a satisfactory understanding of traffic rules and traffic signs & signals, respectively. While exploring on the helmet use, only 36% of girls were aware of its importance. About the factors responsible for the crash severity, participants showed a lesser concern to the seat-belts & child restraints (59% boys and 39% girls). Notably only 52% of male participants were in view that alcohol consumption sometimes increases the severity while driving. Conclusions: Abidance to road safety was not found satisfactory. Adequate interventions and reorientation training towards road safety need to be introduced among young drivers.

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Do the two-wheeler safety harnesses effective in rider’s safety – Analysis of attitude and switching intention

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Sharma

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Knowledge and attitude toward road traffic regulations among students of Health Sciences College in Taif Region, KSA

Cited by 7 publications

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Awareness and obeyance of road traffic rules among motorists in Mangaluru suburbs, India

Awareness and obeyance of road traffic rules among motorists in Mangaluru suburbs, India

Risk perception and practice towards road traffic safety among medical students

Do the two-wheeler safety harnesses effective in rider’s safety – Analysis of attitude and switching intention

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