To Assess the Knowledge on Prevention of Road Traffic Accidents among Undergraduate Students

Abstract

Road safety is a multi-sectoral and multi-dimensional subject. Road traffic injuries are a leading cause of preventable death. They are the number one cause of death among those aged 15-29 years. The main aim of the study was to assess the knowledge on road traffic accidents among under graduate students in a selected college, Coimbatore. The objectives of the study are to assess the knowledge on prevention of road traffic accidents among under graduate students and to associate the level of knowledge of undergraduate students on prevention of road traffic accidents with their demographic variables. A descriptive design was used in the study. The purposive sampling technique was used to select 80 students of 2nd and 3rd year B.Com in PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore. Data was collected using a semi structured knowledge questionnaire for assessing the level of knowledge on road traffic accidents. Inferential and descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data. Out of 80 samples, 36.25% of them have inadequate knowledge regarding road traffic accidents followed by 62.50% with moderately adequate knowledge and only 1.25% has adequate knowledge. There was a significant association between the level of knowledge on prevention of road traffic accidents and the demographic variable (driving license for a four wheeler). (p<0.05 level). There was no significant association for the other demographic variables. Keywords: Knowledge, Prevention, Road traffic accidents, under graduate students.