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A Study to Assess Risk Behavior and Attitude towards Trauma Prevention among Urban and Rural Adolescents in Selected Area of Surat

Karishma Vasava, Dr. Rani Shetty

Abstract: Adolescence is a time of life marked by change and rapid development. The aim of the study was to find out risk behavior and attitude towards trauma prevention among urban and rural adolescents in selected area of Surat. Subjects and methods: Cross sectional survey design was used. The study was conducted in urban and rural area of Surat, Data was collected from total 600 adolescents available at the time of study using convenience sampling technique. Tool used: Inventory checklist and 5-point Likert scale. Results: Mean score of attitude was greater than risk behavior. There was significant difference between the mean score of risk behavior in rural and urban adolescents where no significant difference between the mean score of attitude in rural and urban adolescents. Among rural adolescents there was no correlation found between attitude and risk behavior where among urban adolescents? attitude and risk behavior was correlated. Risk behavior was associated with age, education, type of family, education of father, education of mother, family income, have a phone, internet or both, type of vehicles, type of peer group in rural and in urban gender, education, education of father, education of mother, living status, have a phone, internet or both and Attitude was associated with education only in rural and in urban living status only.

Keywords: Risk behavior, Attitude, Adolescent

Edition: Volume 12 Issue 7, July 2023

Pages: 286 - 288

DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.21275/SR23704094349

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