Period prevalence and factors associated with road traffic crashes among young adults in Kuwait.
Objectives: This cross-sectional study assessed one-year period prevalence of road traffic crashes (RTCs) and examined the factors associated with RTCs among young adults in Kuwait.Design and Settings: During December 2016, 1500 students enrolled in 15 colleges of Kuwait University were invited to p...
| Published in: | Injury Vol. 49; no. 5; pp. 939 - 945 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Elsevier B.V.
May2018
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=129374291&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 129374291 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 00201383 JGC jtl: Injury issn: 00201383 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: May2018 vid: 49 iid: 5 pid: 467 pub: Elsevier B.V. place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 129374291 129374291 NLM29402428 10.1016/j.injury.2018.01.030 NLM29402428 129374291 ppf: 939 ppct: 6 formats: tig: atl: Period prevalence and factors associated with road traffic crashes among young adults in Kuwait. aug: au: Aldhafeeri, Eisa Alshammari, Farah Jafar, Hana Malhas, Haya Botras, Marina Alnasrallah, Noor Akhtar, Saeed affil: Department of Community Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait sug: subj: Automobile Driving Standards Accidents, Traffic Adolescence Prevalence Health Promotion Methods Kuwait Cross Sectional Studies Male Young Adult Female Attitude to Health Risk Factors Impact of Events Scale Adolescent: 13-18 years Male Female ab: Objectives: This cross-sectional study assessed one-year period prevalence of road traffic crashes (RTCs) and examined the factors associated with RTCs among young adults in Kuwait.Design and Settings: During December 2016, 1500 students enrolled in 15 colleges of Kuwait University were invited to participate in the study. Students 18 years old or older and who drive by themselves were eligible. Data were collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire. One-year period prevalence of RTCs (≥1 vs. none) was computed. Multivariable log-binomial regression model was used to identify the risk factors associated with one-year period prevalence of RTCs.Results: Of 1500 invited individuals, 1465 (97.7%) participated, of which 71.4% (1046/1465) were female, 56.4% (804/1426) were aged between 21 and 25 years, and 67.1% (980/1460) were Kuwaitis. One-year period prevalence of RTC was 38.9%. The final multivariable log-binomial regression model showed that after adjusting for the influences of other variables in the model, participants were more likely to have had at least one RTC during the past year, if they habitually sped over limit (adjusted PR = 1.19; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.04-1.36), crossed a red light (adjusted PR = 1.33; 95% CI: 1.16-1.52), or if they have had three or more speeding tickets (adjusted PR = 1.40; 95% CI: 1.13-1.73) compared to those who reportedly had no RTC during the same period.Conclusion: One-year period prevalence of RTCs among university students in Kuwait, though relatively lower than the reported figures in similar populations elsewhere in the region, is yet high enough to warrant diligent attention. Habitual speeding, having had three or more speeding tickets, and the practice of crossing a red light were significantly and independently associated with at least one RTC during the past year. Targeted education and enforcement of existing traffic laws may reduce the RTCs frequency in this relatively young population. Future studies may look at impact of such interventions. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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