Publication: Factors related to preventive behavior on road traffic injuries of student motorcycle riders at Hanoi Medical Univerisity, Vietnam
Submitted Date
2010-04
Accepted Date
2010-08
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2010
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eng
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1905-1387
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Mahidol University
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ASEAN Institute for Health Development. Mahidol University
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Journal of Public Health and Development. Vol.8, No.2, (2010),135-144
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Cuong N.M., Keikarnka B, บุญยง เกี่ยวการค้า, Sillabutra J, จุฑาธิป ศีลบุตร Factors related to preventive behavior on road traffic injuries of student motorcycle riders at Hanoi Medical Univerisity, Vietnam. Journal of Public Health and Development. Vol.8, No.2, (2010),135-144. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/1616
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Factors related to preventive behavior on road traffic injuries of student motorcycle riders at Hanoi Medical Univerisity, Vietnam
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ปัจจัยที่สัมพันธ์กับพฤติกรรมป้องกันการบาดเจ็บจากจราจรบนท้องถนนของนักศึกษาที่ขับขี่จักรยานยนต์ของมหาวิทยาลัยฮานอยแพทยศาสตร์ ในประเทศเวียตนาม
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Abstract
This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to identify the factors
associated with dependent variable that was preventive behavior on
road traffic injuries (RTIs) of student motorcycle riders at Hanoi
Medical University in Vietnam. Those factors or in dependent variables
were socio-demographic factors, knowledge about RTIs, perceptions
towards hazards of RTI, perceptions towards benefits of and barriers
to RTI prevention, and cues to action. The sample size was 240 students
who were motorcycle drivers. Data was collected using a selfadministered questionnaire. Data was analyzed using descriptive
statistics with percentage, mean, standard deviation. The Chi-Square
test was used to find the relationships between independent variables
and the dependent variable.
Results revealed that the factors that were significantly related to the
preventive behavior regarding RTIs and the Independent variables
that were gender (p = 0.02), previous road traffic injuries (p=0.008),
knowledge about RTI prevention (p = 0.028), perceptions towards
hazards of RTIs (p = 0.011), and family members’ influence (p = 0.026).
In order to reduce road traffic injuries, the School-based Educational Program should be encouraged and the public awareness
campaign should be improved by the National Traffic Safety Committee
(NTSC) to be more effective. Family members were the most influential
in stimulating preventive behavior of the respondents. Therefore, family
leaders should provide more information about RTI prevention,
discuss the hazards of RTIs, and encourage young motorcycle drivers
to implement preventive behavior, especially young male motorcycle
drivers.