Impact of a School-Based Helmet Promotion Program on Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Eligible Adolescent Drivers

This study describes how the school environment has often been identified as a prosperous venue for injury prevention and safety promotion. The study sought to investigate the impact of a school-based helmet promotion program on knowledge, attitudes and practices of eligible adolescent drivers. A cluster randomized controlled trial was implemented, with schools as the unit of randomization. Four public, four private and four vocational high-schools situated in Attica, Greece, were sorted by type and randomly assigned to receive a one-month intervention, based on the key concepts of the Health Belief Model, or serve as controls. Self-report data were collected at baseline from 741 second grade students and immediately after program completion. After program completion, helmet-related knowledge was significantly improved for all intervention students. Notwithstanding the greatest increase observed in private high-school students, the intervention had no impact on their attitudes and practices. Of note, individuals enrolled in private education had the lowest frequency of two-wheel motorized vehicle use, with 18.2% reporting frequent use, as contrasted to 38.6% in public schools and 61.1% in vocational. The intervention was successful in increasing student’s knowledge about helmet use. Nevertheless, its impact on helmet-related attitudes and practices of participants appeared to vary across different school types.

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  • English

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  • Media Type: Print
  • Pagination: v.p.
  • Monograph Title: Safety 2010 World Conference
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  • Accession Number: 01328084
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Jan 21 2011 8:43AM