Road safety behavior and related injuries among college students of urban Bengaluru
INTRODUCTION: Road traffic injury is the persistent public health challenge in most regions of the world, comprising substantial human and economic losses. This study was, therefore, aimed to identify risk factors associated with risky driving behaviors and related injuries among college students in...
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| author | Rana Sarvar P. K. Sreenath Menon M. D. Sangeetha |
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Road traffic injury is the persistent public health challenge in most regions of the world, comprising substantial human and economic losses. This study was, therefore, aimed to identify risk factors associated with risky driving behaviors and related injuries among college students in urban Bengaluru, where increased urbanization, economic development, and lifestyle changes have raised road traffic exposure.
METHODOLOGY:
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 320 students in the age group of 16–23 years from July to September 2023. Two government and private schools in urban Bengaluru were randomly selected. Data were collected using the World Health Organization STEP-wise approach to surveillance violence and injury module, administered through Google Forms. The analysis included descriptive statistics, Chi-square tests, Fisher’s exact test, and logistic regression to identify factors associated with specific outcomes.
RESULTS:
About 28% of the students reported experiencing injuries in the past 30 days. Among injuries, 56% of the students had road traffic accidents (RTAs), followed by 39% who had a fall history. Coming to road safety behaviors 14% of the students rarely used seat belts while driving which is found to be significantly associated with injuries.
CONCLUSION:
In our study, one in four students was found to be experiencing injuries in the past 30 days. Among these incidents, RTAs were the most prevalent, revealing concerning road safety behaviors among college students. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-43eef91ccbc3413db3a96252905e47002025-02-10T14:42:57ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsBLDE University Journal of Health Sciences2468-838X2456-19752024-07-019213914510.4103/bjhs.bjhs_9_24Road safety behavior and related injuries among college students of urban BengaluruRana SarvarP. K. Sreenath MenonM. D. SangeethaINTRODUCTION: Road traffic injury is the persistent public health challenge in most regions of the world, comprising substantial human and economic losses. This study was, therefore, aimed to identify risk factors associated with risky driving behaviors and related injuries among college students in urban Bengaluru, where increased urbanization, economic development, and lifestyle changes have raised road traffic exposure. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 320 students in the age group of 16–23 years from July to September 2023. Two government and private schools in urban Bengaluru were randomly selected. Data were collected using the World Health Organization STEP-wise approach to surveillance violence and injury module, administered through Google Forms. The analysis included descriptive statistics, Chi-square tests, Fisher’s exact test, and logistic regression to identify factors associated with specific outcomes. RESULTS: About 28% of the students reported experiencing injuries in the past 30 days. Among injuries, 56% of the students had road traffic accidents (RTAs), followed by 39% who had a fall history. Coming to road safety behaviors 14% of the students rarely used seat belts while driving which is found to be significantly associated with injuries. CONCLUSION: In our study, one in four students was found to be experiencing injuries in the past 30 days. Among these incidents, RTAs were the most prevalent, revealing concerning road safety behaviors among college students.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/bjhs.bjhs_9_24college studentsroad safety behaviorsroad safetyroad traffic accidentsurban bengaluru |
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| title | Road safety behavior and related injuries among college students of urban Bengaluru |
| title_full | Road safety behavior and related injuries among college students of urban Bengaluru |
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| title_short | Road safety behavior and related injuries among college students of urban Bengaluru |
| title_sort | road safety behavior and related injuries among college students of urban bengaluru |
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