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KMID : 0379819930100010061
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Journal of Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion
1993 Volume.10 No. 1 p.61 ~ p.71
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A Study on the Pedestrian Safety Education for Elementary School Children
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Abstract
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Pedestrian injury have been the most important cause of death in children 1 to 14 years of age.
This study was attempted to analyze the status and factors of the pedestrian safety education for primary school children. The purpose of this study was to provide the baseline study on pedestrian safety education.
The data were collected from 313 respondents of 5th grade elementary school children in Seoul during April 26 through May 6, 1993.
The data were cross tabulated for percent distribution and analyzed by multiple regression using SAS for personal computer program package. Major findings are as follows:
(1) 50% of the respondents had never received any safety education for Pedestrian. The primary provider of pedestrian safety education was parent.
(2) Respondents’ knowledge on traffic rules, traffic signals, natures of motor vehicle is high(above 88%).
(3) Respondents are very negative to the attitude of playing on the street and transversing under the overpass(about 80%).
(4) 58% of respondents had never played on the street and 49% of respondents had never run on the street.
(5) Factors affecting the knowledge of traffic safety was respondents’ sex and job of their mothers(p<0.05).
(6) Factors affecting the attitude of traffic safety was economic status(p<0.01).
(7) Factors affecting the practice of traffic safety was education of respondents’ fathers.
(8) The multiple regression analysis showed that sex was statistically significant in affecting traffic accident of pedestrians (p = 0.05).
In order to prevent children’s traffic accidents, education for pedestrians safety by both parents and teachers should be strengthened.
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