KNOWLEDGE REGARDING ROAD SAFETY MEASURES AMONG ADOLESCENT

Abstract

Introduction and Aim: Road safety is prime importance as road accidents are among the
biggest causes of deaths in the country, with the number of vehicles in our roads increasing
with every passing hour, it is of vital importance for everyone to have traffic awareness and
understand and respect all the road safety rules. So the present study done with the aim of to
assess the knowledge regarding road safety measures among adolescent.
Methodology: A Quantitative Non- Experimental descriptive research approach and design
was used. The non- probability purposive sampling technique was used to select 150
adolescents (13-18 yrs), studying in selected schools of Punjab. Structured knowledge
questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge regarding road safety measures among
adolescents.
Results: The collected data was analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics which
revealed that out of 150 adolescents, 73(48.7%) were having good knowledge, 67(44.7%) were
having average knowledge, 6(4%) were having excellent knowledge and 4(2.6%) were having
poor knowledge. The association between knowledge and selected demographic variables of
adolescents using chi-square test revealed that there was statistical significance with
knowledge score and father's education and father's occupation at 0.05 levels of significance
and non significant association with other demographic variables.
Conclusion: The adolescents having good knowledge regarding road safety measures. There is
broad scope to create awareness regarding road safety measures among adolescent.