Community Medicine Abstracts - College of Medicine and Health ...
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Project No. 210 (B-2004/5)Knowledge, Attitude <strong>and</strong> Practice <strong>of</strong> Medical Students at the UAE Universityregarding Road Safety MeasuresStudent Authors: Hanan Al-Suwaidi, Mariam Al-Suwaidi, Azza Al-MuhairiFaculty Supervisors: Dr. P. Barss, Dr. M. GrivnaAbstract:Objectives To compare knowledge, attitude <strong>and</strong> practice regarding road safetymeasures <strong>of</strong> medical students <strong>of</strong> UAE University in different academic years, to identifythe road safety practices <strong>of</strong> a driving medical student <strong>and</strong> to find the correlationbetween educational level <strong>and</strong> knowledge, attitude <strong>and</strong> practice regarding road safetymeasures.Methods The study was a cross-sectional descriptive <strong>and</strong> analytic survey, conducted onNovember 2004. The study population consisted <strong>of</strong> a census sample <strong>of</strong> 233 <strong>of</strong> students<strong>of</strong> Faculty <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Sciences <strong>of</strong> UAE University, including both males <strong>and</strong>females <strong>of</strong> all academic years. The data was collected through a self-administeredquestionnaire. Response rate: Females: 98% while 2% refused to participate. Male:76%, 18% refused to participate <strong>and</strong> 6% were absent. Data was analyzed byfrequencies <strong>and</strong> cross-tabulations. Mann Whitny U tests, Kruskal Wallis, <strong>and</strong>Spearmans correlation analysis were used to test the statistical significance <strong>of</strong> specificassociation between variables.Results Showed that overall 62% <strong>of</strong> the respondents have heard about folic acid<strong>and</strong> only 36% knew that it prevented birth defects. 65% <strong>of</strong> respondents took folic acidin the first trimester while 7% took it prior to conception. The percentage <strong>of</strong> womenwho have ever heard about folic acid was higher in those with higher education, <strong>and</strong>those who were not UAB nationalsConclusions 207 medical students have completed the questionnaire out <strong>of</strong> a total <strong>of</strong>233. 54% <strong>of</strong> the students think that wearing seat belts can save them from trafficrelated injuries most <strong>of</strong> the time. 84% think they always should wear it. 48% <strong>of</strong>students wear the seatbelt to maintain their safety. There was a significant differencebetween male <strong>and</strong> female students before <strong>and</strong> after studying at the medical school.21% <strong>of</strong> students always wear the seatbelt at the front seat however none <strong>of</strong> thestudents wear the seatbelt always at the back seat. 89% <strong>of</strong> students heard <strong>of</strong> childsafety seats. The students were aware <strong>of</strong> the importance <strong>of</strong> the child restraintshowever only 6% always use them in their family cars. The students' knowledgeregarding specific topics <strong>of</strong> injury prevention varied between the academic years.Almost all the students thought that injury could be preventable.
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