Citation

Fatimah M, Osman A, Masyarakat JK, Perubatan F. Med. J. Malaysia 1997; 52(4): 402-408.

Vernacular Title

Risiko kemalangan jalan raya di kalangan kanak-kanak sekolah rendah di Kuala

Affiliation

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Kuala Lumpur.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Malaysian Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10968118

Abstract

A case control study was conducted in 1996 among primary school student in Terengganu. The objective of the study is to determine the relationship between road traffic accidents and factors such as socio-economic status, distance from school, number of siblings, behavioural problems, knowledge and attitudes of pupil and their parents towards road safety and parents' educational status. A total of 140 cases was obtained from 3 urban schools and 3 from rural schools. Cases were matched with control according to age sex and locality of residence. There were significant associations between road traffic accidents and pupils' knowledge regarding road crossing (OR = 0.40, 95% CI = 0.19-0.85), parental supervision (OR = 0.43, 95% CI = 0.19, 0.64) and parents having driving licences (OR = 0.99, 95% CI = 0.856-0.999). Road safety education for pupils and parental supervision are key measures in preventing road traffic accidents among primary school children.

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