RISK BEHAVIORS IN THE TRAFFIC AMONG ACADEMIC STUDENT IN PONTA GROSSA-PR, 2005

Authors

  • Caroliny Stocco
  • Maysa de Lima Leite
  • Valéria Beatris Labiak
  • Jorim Sousa das Virgens Filho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v12i1.8259

Keywords:

Acidentes de Trânsito, Comportamentos, Estudantes, Epidemiologia, Traffic accidents, Behavior, Students, Epidemiology, Accidentes de tráfico, Conducta, Estudiantes, Epidemiología

Abstract

The high incidence of traffic accidents (TAs) involving young people has been attributed to proper behaviors at their age. Thus, the present study objectified to associate risk behaviors in the traffic to demographic characteristics and the involvement in TAs among academic students of the Health area at Ponta Grossa State University – Paraná State in 2005. A self-answerable questionnaire was used, whose studied variables were: demographic characteristics, risk behaviors in the traffic and involvement in TAs as drivers. The total sample took up 624 academics, having been excluded 126 that didn’t drive. Association tests of the chi-square and odds ratio were applied, with significant level of 5%. For the studied risk behaviors, males and the age group ranging 20 to 21 years presented a larger frequency of such behaviors. The association between the risk behaviors and the involvement in accidents revealed dependence among the variables.

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Published

2007-07-06

How to Cite

Stocco, C., Leite, M. de L., Labiak, V. B., & Filho, J. S. das V. (2007). RISK BEHAVIORS IN THE TRAFFIC AMONG ACADEMIC STUDENT IN PONTA GROSSA-PR, 2005. Cogitare Enfermagem, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v12i1.8259

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2007)

Section

Research

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