TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Safety behaviours among Alaskan Native and American Indian people living in Alaska
JO  - Injury prevention
A1  - Redwood, D. G.
A1  - Hagan, K. D.
A1  - Perkins, R. D.
A1  - Stafford, H. B.
A1  - Orell, L. J.
A1  - Lanier, Anne P.
SP  - 30
EP  - 35
VL  - 15
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To examine self-reported safety behaviours among 3828 Alaskan Native and American Indian people enrolled in the Alaska Education and Research Towards Health (EARTH) Study, 2004-2006. DESIGN: A cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a cohort study. A non-random sample of participants (2322 women and 1506 men) aged >/=18 years from three regions of Alaska completed questions on safety behaviours as part of a comprehensive health and lifestyle computer-assisted self-administered questionnaire. RESULTS: Most participants reported never driving after drinking (94.1%) or riding with a driver who had been drinking (91.3%). Fewer (74.1%) participants reported using a seatbelt always or almost always when riding in a vehicle. Only about half (55%) always kept to the speed limit when driving or used a personal flotation device when boating (51.5%). Even fewer (20.5%) reported using a helmet when riding on off-road vehicles, including four-wheelers and snowmobiles. Factors identified among those least likely to use safety devices and practise good safety behaviours are: younger age, lower household income and education, non-married, speaking only English at home, and a self-reported health status of poor to fair (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Recommendations for future injury prevention efforts in this population are to increase use of personal flotation devices while boating and address the underuse of helmets with off-road vehicles. Limited prevention resources should be used to target those who engage in risky behaviours to maximise programme impact.    Keywords: Drowning; Drowning prevention <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8047
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2008.019851
ID  - ref1
ER  -