@article{ref1,
title="Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward road safety regulations among college students in Telangana state",
journal="Journal of education and health promotion",
year="2021",
author="Jothula, Kishore Yadav and Sreeharshika, D.",
volume="10",
number="",
pages="e25-e25",
abstract="BACKGROUND: 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. AIMS: 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. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: This cross-sectional study was conducted in a pharmacy college. <br><br>SUBJECTS AND METHODS: 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. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Data were presented in proportions with confidence interval using SPSS ver. 22. <br><br>RESULTS: 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. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2277-9531",
doi="10.4103/jehp.jehp_442_20",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_442_20"
}