1Asst. Professor, Department of Community Health Nursing, Krupanidhi College of Nursing, Bangalore, India
2III year BSc Nursing, Krupanidhi College of Nursing, Bangalore, India
3IV year BSc Nursing, Krupanidhi College of Nursing, Bangalore, India
*Corresponding Author: Sowbagya Lakshmi A, Asst. Professor, Department of Community Health Nursing, Krupanidhi College Of Nursing, Bangalore-35, India
Online published on 19 August, 2019.
To assess the knowledge and attitude on prevention of traffic collision among college students.
A Quantitative approach with descriptive survey design was used in the study. The sample of 200 students from a selected degree college were selected by using purposive sampling technique. A structured knowledge questionnaire and attitude scale was used to collect the data from the subjects after obtaining informed consent.
Among 200 respondents, 50% of the respondents possess moderate knowledge, 48% respondents possess inadequate knowledge and remaining 2% possess adequate knowledge on traffic collisions and its prevention. Also the majority (63%) of subjects was having favorable attitude, 34% was having a moderate favorable attitude and 3% were having an unfavorable attitude regarding traffic rules and regulation and use of safety measures. The overall mean knowledge and attitude scores of respondents regarding traffic collision and its prevention was 14.65 and 30.36 respectively.
This study found that only 2% of the respondents are having adequate knowledge, even though 63% demonstrates a favorable attitude. Thus, it can be concluded that the attitude and knowledge may not be positively correlated and even if the knowledge level is low, people tend to have attitude variations due to their experience. It's very important to understanding their level of knowledge, to help in planning effective technology for preventing traffic collisions.
Knowledge, traffic collisions, Rules and regulation, College students
