Factors related with traffic accident among adolescent at a secondary school in Sungmen, Phrae province

Authors

  • wachira suriyawong Faculty of Nursing Chiang Mai University

Keywords:

accidental traffic injury, adolescent

Abstract

Globally, Injuries resulting from road traffic crashes is major cause of deaths especially among adolescent. The purposes of this study were to determine the incidence of accidental traffic injury and to find the association between the associated risk factors, such as personal characteristics, knowledge of traffic safety regulation, compliance to traffic safety regulation and other factors. In order to verify factors associated with the accidental traffic injury, a binary logistic regression was utilized. The results showed that the cumulative incidence episodes and people of accidental traffic injury incidents in adolescent within a 6 months’ period were 22.5 and 42.54 respectively, and knowledge of traffic safety regulation, compliance to traffic safety regulation, driving speed, middle-aged adolescent, and compulsory motor insurance

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2019-03-07

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suriyawong wachira. Factors related with traffic accident among adolescent at a secondary school in Sungmen, Phrae province. JNSH [Internet]. 2019 Mar. 7 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];41(4):105-14. Available from: https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/nah/article/view/140538