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Abstract：
BACKGROUND: Youth constitute one of the most vulnerable groups for practicing risky road behaviors. Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are one of the leading preventable causes of disability and mortality among children and young adults across the globe. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of road risk behaviors among college students of Delhi and to determine the factors associated with it.
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.
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.
摘要：
背景：青少年是从事危险道路行为的最弱势群体之一。道路交通事故（RTA）是全球儿童和年轻人残疾和死亡的主要可预防原因之一。目的：评估德里大学生道路危险行为的患病率，并确定与之相关的因素。
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。
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。
