@article{ref1,
title="Road safety:young people's behaviours in Vila Nova de Famalicão",
journal="Nursing children and young people",
year="2016",
author="Fernandes, Ilda and Martins, Manuela and Andrade, Luísa and Machado, Eliana",
volume="28",
number="4",
pages="103-104",
abstract="Theme: Accidents Health problems caused by the inadequacy of road safety measures have increased significantly and represent the main cause of morbidity and mortality among young people. A quantitative, descriptive and transversal study was performed contributing with information on safety and violence behaviours of adolescents from a school community in Vila Nova de Famalicão. A self-administered questionnaire was applied to 1,614 adolescents attending secondary and higher education in the academic year 2013/2014, aged between 14-21 years. From total participants, 56.9% were female and 86.5% attended secondary school. <br><br>RESULTS showed that 34.5% travelled by motorcycle and 65.8% by bicycle, without a safety helmet. The young drivers (3.6%) did not always used the safety belt and 4.8% were driving after alcohol intake. Data shows a significant percentage of young people having road risk behaviours, highlighting the need for intervention in this area.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2046-2336",
doi="10.7748/ncyp.28.4.103.s105",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/ncyp.28.4.103.s105"
}