التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: |
Effectiveness of peer-led education on knowledge and attitude among adolescents regarding road safety. |
المؤلفون: |
Masilamani, Nightingale, Kothandan, Poornima, Basker, Mona, Immanuel, Shandrila |
المصدر: |
Indian Journal of Community Medicine; Jul-Sep2022, Vol. 47 Issue 3, p356-359, 4p |
مصطلحات موضوعية: |
SAFETY, AFFINITY groups, INFERENTIAL statistics, STATISTICAL significance, TRAFFIC accidents, TEACHING methods, QUANTITATIVE research, PRE-tests & post-tests, INTELLECT, TEENAGERS' conduct of life, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, EDUCATIONAL outcomes |
مصطلحات جغرافية: |
INDIA |
مستخلص: |
Background and Objective: Children and adolescents are the most vulnerable groups for road traffic injuries in India (39%). Hourly, forty youngsters die in road traffic crashes. Road safety education aims at reducing this burden. Peer-led education (PLE) is a credible approach influencing students to modify their behavior positively. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of PLE in terms of knowledge and attitude toward road safety among adolescents. Methodology: A single-group pretest–posttest design among 113 adolescents was conducted using a two-stage sampling technique. Ten selected and trained student peers provided PLE on road safety to 103 fellow students using a teaching aid. Effectiveness of PLE on knowledge and attitude was assessed pre- and postintervention. Results: Post PLE, the mean knowledge score of subjects increased from 10.5 to 17.5 with a significant mean difference of −6.9 (P < 0.001). The mean attitude score of subjects had increased from 46.7 to 48.1. A positive statistically significant correlation (P = 0.04) between knowledge and attitude and associations between certain sociodemographic variables were noted. Conclusion: Knowledge and attitude of subjects regarding road safety improved after PLE. Innovative teaching methods can be used to promote healthy behaviors among adolescents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |