The association of road safety knowledge and risk behaviour with paediatric road traffic injury in Guangzhou, China

Xiaomei Dong; Corinne Peek-Asa; Jingzhen Yang; Shengyong Wang; Xiongfei Chen; Guibo Chi; Marizen Ramirez

doi:10.1136/ip.2010.027540

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The association of road safety knowledge and risk behaviour with paediatric road traffic injury in Guangzhou, China

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The association of road safety knowledge and risk behaviour with paediatric road traffic injury in Guangzhou, China

Xiaomei Dong, Corinne Peek-Asa, Jingzhen Yang, Shengyong Wang, Xiongfei Chen, Guibo Chi and Marizen Ramirez

Injury prevention, Vol.17(1), pp.15-20

02/2011

DOI: 10.1136/ip.2010.027540

PMCID: PMC5507585

PMID: 20876769

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BackgroundThis study describes road traffic injuries among school-aged children in Guangzhou, China, and examines the effect of road safety knowledge and risk behaviours on road traffic injuries.MethodsA stratified cluster sample of 3747 children from six primary schools and six middle schools in Guangzhou, China, was surveyed. Data were collected on sociodemographic factors and road traffic injuries during the past year. Knowledge about road safety rules was assessed using a 14-item road safety knowledge index, and risky road safety behaviours were measured using a 25-item road safety behaviour index.ResultsA total of 403 (10.8%) students reported having at least one road traffic injury during the past 12 months. A high proportion of injuries was found among children who were boys, in primary school and from the suburbs. Bicycle-related injuries were the most common (46.0% of all injuries). Motor vehicle-related injuries had higher hospitalisation rates and worse psychological impact than bicycle or pedestrian injuries. Children with low and medium road safety knowledge had 1.5 to 3 times the odds of injury compared with students with high road safety knowledge. Students with high scores on the risky road behaviour index had twice the odds of injury (OR 2.04, 95% CI 1.47 to 2.84) compared with students with low scores.ConclusionBetter road safety knowledge and the avoidance of walking or cycling-related risk behaviours are protective factors for road traffic injuries among Chinese school children. More injury prevention programmes are needed to improve road safety knowledge and reduce risk behaviours.

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Title: Subtitle: The association of road safety knowledge and risk behaviour with paediatric road traffic injury in Guangzhou, China
Creators: Xiaomei Dong - Department of Epidemiology, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Corinne Peek-Asa - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Jingzhen Yang - Department of Community and Behavioural Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Shengyong Wang - Department of Epidemiology, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Xiongfei Chen - Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou City, Guangdong, China, USA
Guibo Chi - Department of Epidemiology, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Marizen Ramirez - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Injury prevention, Vol.17(1), pp.15-20
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2010.027540
PMID: 20876769
PMCID: PMC5507585
NLM abbreviation: Inj Prev
ISSN: 1353-8047
eISSN: 1475-5785
Language: English
Date published: 02/2011
Academic Unit: Public Health Administration; Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Nursing; Public Policy Center (Archive); Community and Behavioral Health
Record Identifier: 9983997463502771

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