Jothula Kishore Yadav, Sreeharshika D
Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical, Sciences, Bibinagar, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Telangana, India.
Department of Forensic Medicine, ESIC Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
J Educ Health Promot. 2021 Jan 28;10:25. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_442_20. eCollection 2021.
Road traffic continues to be a major developmental issue and a public health concern. Road accidents in India kill almost 1.5 lakh people annually, and India accounts for almost 11% of the accident-related deaths in the world. Prevention of road traffic accidents is very crucial by creating awareness and taking proper measures toward road safety.
The aims of this study were to assess the knowledge about road safety regulations and to assess the attitude and practices regarding road safety regulations.
This cross-sectional study was conducted in a pharmacy college.
Study participants were all 4 academic years' pharmacy students who know driving two- or four-wheeler motor vehicle. Data were collected from a sample of 132 by predesigned pretested semi-structured questionnaire.
Data were presented in proportions with confidence interval using SPSS ver. 22.
81.1% of the participants knew the minimum age to obtain driving license. Only 16% follow the road signs strictly and 76% wear helmet for long-distance ride. Poor attitude was observed for wearing helmet for short-distance ride, pillion rider wearing helmet, and drink and drive.
Majority of the participants were aware of road safety regulations. In spite of having positive attitude toward road safety measures by participants, they could not translate attitude into practice.
道路交通仍然是一个主要的发展问题和公共卫生问题。印度每年有近15万人死于道路交通事故，印度占全球与事故相关死亡人数的近11%。通过提高认识和采取适当的道路安全措施来预防道路交通事故至关重要。
本研究的目的是评估对道路安全法规的了解，并评估对道路安全法规的态度和行为。
本横断面研究在一所药学院进行。
研究参与者为所有4个学年中会驾驶两轮或四轮机动车的药学专业学生。通过预先设计并经过预测试的半结构化问卷，从132名样本中收集数据。
使用SPSS 22版以比例和置信区间呈现数据。
81.1%的参与者知道获得驾驶执照的最低年龄。只有16%的人严格遵守道路标志，76%的人长途骑行时戴头盔。在短途骑行戴头盔、后座乘客戴头盔以及酒后驾车方面，观察到态度不佳。
大多数参与者了解道路安全法规。尽管参与者对道路安全措施持积极态度，但他们未能将态度转化为实际行动。
