Mobile Phone Usage Behaviour while Driving among Educated Young Adults in the Urban University
Introduction; Students who drive and using mobile phones become a common sight these days. Futile to coordinate shall contribute to road traffic accidents. Objective; This study aims to describe the mobile phone usage behaviour while driving among educated young adults. Methods; A cross sectional st...
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| author | Hazali, Norazlanshah Masuri, Mohamad Ghazali Md. Isa, Khairil Anuar |
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| description | Introduction; Students who drive and using mobile phones become a common sight these days. Futile to coordinate shall contribute to road traffic accidents. Objective; This study aims to describe the mobile phone usage behaviour while driving among educated young adults. Methods; A cross sectional study was conducted among student in Klang Valley and their participation was on voluntary basis. Results & conclusion; 66.6% of the participants used a mobile phone while driving where male drivers more often to use it on urban road. Results from this study can inform policy maker to design specific campaigns to minimise this unsafe behaviour. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:341852014-12-24T13:15:27Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/34185/ Mobile Phone Usage Behaviour while Driving among Educated Young Adults in the Urban University Hazali, Norazlanshah Masuri, Mohamad Ghazali Md. Isa, Khairil Anuar RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Introduction; Students who drive and using mobile phones become a common sight these days. Futile to coordinate shall contribute to road traffic accidents. Objective; This study aims to describe the mobile phone usage behaviour while driving among educated young adults. Methods; A cross sectional study was conducted among student in Klang Valley and their participation was on voluntary basis. Results & conclusion; 66.6% of the participants used a mobile phone while driving where male drivers more often to use it on urban road. Results from this study can inform policy maker to design specific campaigns to minimise this unsafe behaviour. Elsevier 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34185/1/PUBLISHED_JOURNAL.pdf Hazali, Norazlanshah and Masuri, Mohamad Ghazali and Md. Isa, Khairil Anuar (2012) Mobile Phone Usage Behaviour while Driving among Educated Young Adults in the Urban University. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 36. pp. 414-420. ISSN 1877-0428 |
| spellingShingle | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Hazali, Norazlanshah Masuri, Mohamad Ghazali Md. Isa, Khairil Anuar Mobile Phone Usage Behaviour while Driving among Educated Young Adults in the Urban University |
| title | Mobile Phone Usage Behaviour while Driving among Educated Young Adults in the Urban University |
| title_full | Mobile Phone Usage Behaviour while Driving among Educated Young Adults in the Urban University |
| title_fullStr | Mobile Phone Usage Behaviour while Driving among Educated Young Adults in the Urban University |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mobile Phone Usage Behaviour while Driving among Educated Young Adults in the Urban University |
| title_short | Mobile Phone Usage Behaviour while Driving among Educated Young Adults in the Urban University |
| title_sort | mobile phone usage behaviour while driving among educated young adults in the urban university |
| topic | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/34185/1/PUBLISHED_JOURNAL.pdf |
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