Abstract
Road injuries are a major public health problem that increases every day causing more deaths and disabilities each year. Aim of this study is to: assess Knowledge, practice of high way car drivers and their life style related to road injuries. Design: A quasi-experimental design. Setting: The study was conducted on Assuit governorate at south Assuit of high way car drivers. Sampling: Purposive sample of 140 high way car drivers. Tools: Two tools were used; Tool (1). Part I: Sample sociolect-demographic data for highway cars; Part II: Questions to assess driver knowledge of road injuries; Part III: Lifestyle assessment for highway vehicle drivers. Tool (2) Observational Check List also included questions to assess drivers' backgrounds. Results: Almost all high way car drivers studied had UN satisfactory level of knowledge related to road injuries before the program conduction. However, there was a significant improvement in Knowledge, Practice and Life Style for high-way car drivers after the program. The total of knowledge, practice and life style were highly statistically significant (p-value <0.001). Conclusion: The implemented program for high way car drivers related to road injuries have a good impact on high way car drivers` knowledge, practice and life style.
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