METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2020 to September 2021 across five administrative zones in Delhi, India. Six hundred seventy-five undergraduate college students were selected across five colleges using stratified random sampling. Results: The mean age of the study participants was 19.62 years (S.D. = ± 1.328). Among the study participants, more females (52.6%) were present than males (47.4%). Almost one-fifth of the participants reported not wearing a seat belt while driving or riding in a car during the past 30 days. Some 37.2% of the participants reported using a mobile phone while driving a car within the past 30 days. The prevalence of riding in a car driven by a person after drinking alcohol was 17.4%. Similarly, the prevalence of drinking and driving was 17.2% amongst the study participants. The prevalence of not wearing a helmet while driving or riding a two-wheeler vehicle was 42.6%. The overall prevalence of risky road behaviors was 16.7%. The multivariate analysis results revealed the odds of road risk behaviors to be significantly higher among those who were alcohol users (adjusted odds ratio, aOR=7.3, confidence interval, CI=3.8-13.8), substance abusers (aOR=2.4, CI=1.4-4.3), and those belonging to rural areas (aOR=4.2, CI=2.4-7.3).
CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of road safety-related risky health behaviors was high among the study participants. The significant road-risk behaviors were not wearing a helmet while riding or driving a two-wheeler vehicle, texting or talking while driving, and driving a car under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
方法:从2020年1月至2021年9月,在德里的五个行政区进行了一项横断面研究。印度。采用分层随机抽样的方法,在五所大学中抽取了六百七十五名本科生。结果:研究参与者的平均年龄为19.62岁(S.D.=±1.328)。在研究参与者中,女性(52.6%)多于男性(47.4%)。近五分之一的参与者报告说,在过去30天内,他们在开车或乘车时没有系安全带。约37.2%的参与者报告在过去30天内驾驶汽车时使用手机。饮酒后乘坐由人驾驶的汽车的患病率为17.4%。同样,研究参与者中饮酒和驾驶的患病率为17.2%.驾驶或骑两轮车时不戴头盔的患病率为42.6%。危险道路行为的总体患病率为16.7%。多变量分析结果显示,在那些饮酒的人中,道路危险行为的几率明显更高(调整后的赔率比,OR=7.3,置信区间,CI=3.8-13.8),药物滥用者(aOR=2.4,CI=1.4-4.3),和属于农村地区的(aOR=4.2,CI=2.4-7.3)。
结论:研究参与者中与道路安全相关的危险健康行为的患病率较高。重大的道路危险行为是在骑或驾驶两轮车辆时没有戴头盔,开车时发短信或说话,在酒精或药物的影响下驾驶汽车。