Flisher A J, Ziervogel C F, Chalton D O, Leger P H, Robertson B A
Centre for Epidemiological Research in Southern Africa, Parowvallei, CP.
S Afr Med J. 1993 Jul;83(7):486-90.
The prevalence of a wide range of risk-taking behaviour among high-school students in the Cape Peninsula, South Africa, was investigated. In this article, the findings for road-related behaviour are presented. Cluster sampling techniques produced a sample of 7,340 students from 16 schools in the three major education departments. A self-administered questionnaire was completed in a normal school period. Estimates for each education department were weighted to produce an overall estimate. During the previous year, 8.5% of the students had been involved in a motor vehicle accident, and 7.4% had been injured in a pedestrian accident. Of those who had driven a vehicle, 63.2% reported driving without a licence; 16.1% drove an overcrowded vehicle; and 8% reported driving under the influence of alcohol or cannabis. Of those who had been on a motorcycle, 47.9% reported riding without a helmet. Despite the availability of seat belts, 37.3% had failed to wear one on the last occasion they were in the front seat of a vehicle. Variations according to gender, standard, and home language(s) were identified. The prevalence of risk behaviour was higher in males, who also showed a more pronounced increase in such behaviour with age. The need for accident prevention programmes remains urgent.
对南非开普半岛高中生中广泛存在的一系列冒险行为的流行情况进行了调查。在本文中，呈现了与道路相关行为的调查结果。整群抽样技术从三个主要教育部门的16所学校中抽取了7340名学生作为样本。在正常上课期间完成了一份自填式问卷。对每个教育部门的估计进行加权以得出总体估计。在前一年，8.5%的学生曾卷入机动车事故，7.4%的学生在行人事故中受伤。在那些驾驶过车辆的学生中，63.2%的人报告无证驾驶；16.1%的人驾驶超载车辆；8%的人报告在酒精或大麻影响下驾驶。在那些骑过摩托车的学生中，47.9%的人报告未戴头盔骑行。尽管有安全带，但37.3%的人在最后一次坐在车辆前排座位时未系安全带。还确定了根据性别、年级和母语的差异。冒险行为在男性中更为普遍，而且这种行为随年龄增长的增幅也更为明显。预防事故计划的需求仍然紧迫。
