TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward road safety regulations among college students in Telangana state
JO  - Journal of education and health promotion
A1  - Jothula, Kishore Yadav
A1  - Sreeharshika, D.
SP  - e25
EP  - e25
VL  - 10
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2277-9531
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_442_20
ID  - ref1
ER  -