Citation

Baig M, Gazzaz ZJ, Atta H, Alyaseen MA, Albagshe AJ, Alattallah HG. Int. J. Inj. Control Safe. Promot. 2018; 25(4): 372-377.

Affiliation

Faculty of Medicine, Rabigh , King Abdulaziz University , Jeddah , Saudi Arabia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/17457300.2018.1431940

PMID

29415614

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and attitude of university students towards mobile phone use while driving. The present study was conducted at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Five hundred and ninety-three participants were recruited for this study. Attitude, consequences and their involvement in various reckless behaviours pertaining to the use of mobile phone while driving were checked by a questionnaire. Overall, the majority of the respondents (90%) use a mobile phone while driving. About half of the participants had experienced consequences regarding texting while driving and had engaged in reckless behaviour. The majority of the students of Faculty of Medicine, Engineering Sciences, Earth Sciences, Administration and Economics and Orientation Classes were more frequently texting while driving (p <.001). The unmarried students were more often texting while driving as compared to married (p <.001). Overall, the majority of the respondents use the mobile phone while driving.

Language: en

Keywords

Saudi Arabia; Texting while driving; drivers’ attitude; mobile phone; university students