Back to Search
Start Over
Evaluation of Adolescents' Awareness of Seat Belt Use and the Relationship with Risky Behaviors.
- Source :
- Children; Jun2024, Vol. 11 Issue 6, p656, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
-
Abstract
- The one of the leading causes of adolescent morbidity and mortality worldwide is motor vehicle accidents (MVA). The use of seat belts significantly lowers MVA fatalities and injuries. The aim of this study is to investigate adolescent seat belt usage patterns and relation with risky behaviors. The study conducted at two medical institutions with non-immigrant and literate adolescents aged 12–18. Demographics, seat belt use, and risk-taking behavior were collected through questionnaires. 726 teenagers (422 girls and 304 boys) with an average age of 176.7 ± 23.37 months participated in the study. Parents' educational levels and front-seat belt use have been found to be correlated. Comparatively to non-users, seat belt users demonstrated lower risk scores (total, traffic, substance, and social). The use of seat belts was significantly predicted by traffic risk, according to logistic regression. The frequency of seatbelt use was higher among participants from cities with higher socioeconomic status. As a result, it was found that adolescents who exhibited more risky behaviors had a lower frequency of seat belt use and seat belt use was associated with socioeconomic level and parental education level. It is thought that population-based studies to be conducted on this subject are important. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SUBSTANCE abuse risk factors
HEALTH literacy
RISK assessment
PARENTS
CROSS-sectional method
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
RISK-taking behavior
TRAFFIC accidents
ACADEMIC medical centers
CRONBACH'S alpha
T-test (Statistics)
DATA analysis
LOGISTIC regression analysis
SCIENTIFIC observation
QUESTIONNAIRES
MOTHERS
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
TURKS
MANN Whitney U Test
CHI-squared test
LONGITUDINAL method
ODDS ratio
AUTOMOBILE safety appliances
STATISTICS
FATHERS
DATA analysis software
CONFIDENCE intervals
EDUCATIONAL attainment
SOCIAL classes
ADOLESCENCE
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279067
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Children
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178159632
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children11060656