@article{ref1,
title="Drink driving and risky behavior among University students in Southwestern Nigeria-implications for policy development",
journal="Traffic injury prevention",
year="2016",
author="Abayomi, Olukayode and Babalola, O. R. and Olakulehin, O. A. and Ighoroje, M.",
volume="17",
number="4",
pages="330-335",
abstract="Background Drink driving contributes significantly to road traffic injuries. Little is known about the relationship between drink driving and other high risk behaviours in non-western countries. The study aimed to assess the relationship between drink driving and other risky behaviors including making phone calls, sending text messages, non-use of protective gears and driving against traffic. <br><br>METHODS A cross-sectional survey of risky behaviour among undergraduates was conducted. A stratified random sampling method was used to identify young undergraduates that had driven a motorized vehicle in the past year. Alcohol use disorder identification test (AUDIT) and other tools developed by researchers were used to identify the risky behaviours. <br><br>RESULTS Out of 431 respondents, 10.7% had engaged in drink driving in past 12 months. The most common risky behavior was making phone calls (63.7%) followed by non-use of helmets (54.7%), driving against traffic (49.2%), non-use of seatbelts (46.8%), and sending text messages (26.1%). Alcohol use was significantly associated with making phone calls (U = 1.148; p < 0.0001), sending text messages (U = 1.598; p = 0.021), non-use of helmet (U = 1.147; p < 0.0001), driving against traffic (U = 1.234; p < 0.0001) and non-use of seatbelts (U = 3.233; p = 0.001). Drink driving was associated with all risky behaviors except non-use of seatbelts (U = 1.842; p = 0.065). <br><br>CONCLUSION Alcohol use and drink driving were associated with multiple risky driving behaviors. This provides useful insight for policy development and presents additional challenges for traffic injury prevention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1538-9588",
doi="10.1080/15389588.2015.1077238",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2015.1077238"
}