ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE TOWARDS ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AMONG STUDENTS OF HEALTH SCIENCES COLLEGE IN ASEER REGION

Sep 18, 2026

Road traffic accidents are a major cause of mortality and disability in Saudi Arabia, and safe driving behaviors are shaped by knowledge and attitudes toward regulations. This study assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of male students at the Health Science College in Abha, Aseer Region, regarding road traffic regulations and seat belt use. A 28-item questionnaire was completed by 238 of 297 students (80%) and analyzed using appropriate statistical tests. Results showed moderate-to-high knowledge for over 75%, strong belief in seat belt importance in over 90%, yet more than 75% reported problems such as forgetfulness and anxiety. Compliance increased with legislation, highlighting the need for continued health education and monitoring.

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ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE TOWARDS ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AMONG STUDENTS OF HEALTH SCIENCES COLLEGE IN ASEER REGION Yahia M. Al-Khaldi, MBBS, ABFM Joint Program of Family Medicine, Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia ______________________________________________________________________ ﻫﺪﻑ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﺍﺳﺔ: ﺗﻬﺪﻑ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﺍﺳﺔ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺗﻘﻴﻴﻢ ﻣﻌﺎﺭﻑ ﻭﺍﺗﺠﺎﻫﺎﺕ ﻭﻣﻤﺎﺭﺳﺎﺕ ﻁﻼﺏ ﻛﻠﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺼﺤﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﺒﻨﻴﻦ ﺑﺄﺑﻬﺎﺗﺠﺎﻩ ﻗﻮﺍﻋﺪ ﻭﺃﻧﻈﻤﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﻭﺭ . ﻁﺮﻳﻘﺔ ﺍﻟﺒﺤﺚ: ﺗﻢ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻡ ﺑﻬﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﺍﺳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻔﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﺍﺳﻲ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻷﻛﺎﺩﻳﻤﻲ 2002 ﻡ ، ﺑﻴﻦ ﻁﻼﺏ ﻛﻠﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻮﻡﺍﻟﺼﺤﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﺒﻨﻴﻦ ﺑﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﺃﺑﻬﺎ، ﺟﻨﻮﺏ ﻏﺮﺏ ﺍﻟﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﻌﻮﺩﻳﺔ ، ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﺑﺎﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻡ ﺍﺳﺘﺒﻴﺎﻥ ﺗﻢ ﺗﺼﻤﻴﻤﻪ ﻟﻬﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻐﺮﺽ ،ﻭﻗﺪ ﺗﻢ ﺗﻮﺯﻳﻊ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﺒﻴﺎﻥ ﻟﺠﻤﻴﻊ ﻁﻼﺏ ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻮﺍﺟﺪﻳﻦ ﺑﻮﺍﺳﻄﺔ ﻭﺗﺤﺖ ﺍﻹﺷﺮﺍﻑ ﺍﻟﻤﺒﺎﺷﺮ ﻟﺮﺅﺳﺎء ﺍﻷﻗﺴﺎﻡ ﺑﺎﻟﻜﻠﻴﺔ . ﺗﻀﻤﻦ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﺒﻴﺎﻥ ﺛﻼﺛﺔ ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﺎﺕ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻤﻮﻏﺮﺍﻓﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﻄﻼﺏ ﻭﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻓﺔ ﺑﺄﻧﻈﻤﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﻭﺭﻭﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﺘﻮﺟﻬﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻤﺎﺭﺳﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻌﻠﻘﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﺮﻋﺔ ﻭﺭﺑﻂ ﺣﺰﺍﻡ ﺍﻷﻣﺎﻥ ﻭﺣﻮﺍﺩﺙ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻕ ﻭﺃﺳﺒﺎﺑﻬﺎ. ﺗﻢ ﺇﺩﺧﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﻧﺎﺕ ﺇﻟﻰﺣﺎﺳﺐ ﺁﻟﻲ ﻣﺰﻭﺩ ﺑﺒﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ ﺇﺣﺼﺎﺋﻲ ﺗﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻟﻪ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻡ ﺑﺎﻻﺧﺘﺒﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻹﺣﺼﺎﺋﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺎﺳﺒﺔ.ﻧﺘﺎﺋﺞ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﺍﺳﺔ : ﺑﻠﻎ ﻋﺪﺩ ﺍﻟﻄﻼﺏ ﺍﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﺷﺎﺭﻛﻮﺍ ﻓﻲ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﺍﺳﺔ ) 238 ﻁﺎﻟﺒﺎً ( ﻣﻦ ﺃﺻﻞ )297 ﻁﺎﻟﺒﺎً( ﺃﻱ ﺑﻨﺴﺒﺔﺍﺳﺘﺠﺎﺑﺔ ﻗﺪﺭﻫﺎ )80%(. ﻭﺟﺪ ﺃﻥ ﻣﺘﻮﺳﻂ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﺮ ﻫﻮ ) 21 ﺳﻨﺔ(، ﻛﻤﺎ ﺃﻥ %47 ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﻼﺏ ﻳﻘﻴﻤﻮﻥ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻥ، ﻭﺟﺪ ﺃﻥ%70 ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﻼﺏ ﻳﻤﻠﻜﻮﻥ ﺳﻴﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﻭ %72 ﻟﺪﻳﻬﻢ ﺭﺧﺺ ﻗﻴﺎﺩﺓ. ﺑﻠﻎ ﻣﺘﻮﺳﻂ ﺳﺮﻋﺔ ﻗﻴﺎﺩﺓ ﻫﺆﻻء ﻟﻠﺴﻴﺎﺭﺓ ﺩﺍﺧﻞ ﻭﺧﺎﺭﺝﺍﻟﻤﺪﻥ ) 81 ﻛﻢ/ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ ﻭ 127 ﻛﻢ/ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺘﻮﺍﻟﻲ(. ﺃﻓﺎﺩ %54 ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﻼﺏ ﺑﺄﻧﻬﻢ ﻗﺪ ﺗﻌﺮﺿﻮﺍ ﻟﺤﺎﺩﺙ ﻣﺮﻭﺭﻱﺳﺎﺑﻖ ﻭﺃﻥ 22 ﻣﻦ ﻫﺆﻻء ﻗﺪ ﺗﻌﺮﺿﻮﺍ ﻟﻺﺻﺎﺑﺔ ﺧﻼﻝ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺤﻮﺍﺩﺙ، ﻛﻤﺎ ﺃﻥ ﺣﻮﺍﻟﻲ %13 ﻣﻨﻬﻢ ﻗﺪ ﺗﻢ ﺗﻨﻮﻳﻤﻬﻢﺑﺎﻟﻤﺴﺘﺸﻔﻰ ﻣﺎﺑﻴﻦ ﻳﻮﻣﻴﻦ ﻭﺳﺘﺔ ﻋﺸﺮ ﻳﻮﻣﺎً ، ﻭﻗﺪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺴﺒﺐ ﺍﻟﺮﺋﻴﺴﻲ ﻟﻤﻌﻈﻢ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺤﻮﺍﺩﺙ ﻧﺘﻴﺠﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﻋﺔ ﺍﻟﺰﺍﺋﺪﺓ. ﺃﻓﺎﺩ%18 ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﻼﺏ ﺑﺄﻧﻬﻢ ﻗﺪ ﻓﻘﺪﻭﺍ ﺃﺣﺪ ﺃﻓﺮﺍﺩ ﺃﺳﺮﻫﻢ ﺑﺴﺒﺐ ﺍﻟﺤﻮﺍﺩﺙ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﻭﺭﻳﺔ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﻌﺸﺮ ﺳﻨﻮﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻴﺔ، ﺣﻴﺚ ﺑﻠﻎﺇﺟﻤﺎﻟﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺗﻮﻓﻮﺍ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻗﺎﺭﺑﻬﻢ 94 ﺷﺨﺼﺎً. ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻟﻤﻌﺮﻓﺔ ﺍﻟﻄﻼﺏ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻷﻧﻈﻤﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﻭﺭﻳﺔ ،ﻓﻘﺪ ﺫﻛﺮ ﺣﻮﺍﻟﻲ %75 ﻣﻨﻬﻢ ﺑﺄﻥ ﻟﺪﻳﻬﻢ ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺔ ﻣﺘﻮﺳﻂ ﺃﻭ ﻋﺎﻟﻴﺔ ، ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻷﻫﻤﻴﺔ ﺭﺑﻂ ﺣﺰﺍﻡ ﺍﻷﻣﺎﻥ ﻓﻘﺪ ﺃﺷﺎﺭ %90 ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﻼﺏ ﺑﺄﻫﻤﻴﺔ ﺫﻟﻚ. ،ﺃﻓﺎﺩ %75 ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﻼﺏ ﺑﺄﻧﻬﻢ ﻳﺠﺪﻭﻥ ﺻﻌﻮﺑﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻡ ﺣﺰﺍﻡ ﺍﻷﻣﺎﻥ ﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﺍﻟﻨﺴﻴﺎﻥ . ﻭﺟﺪ ﻓﻲ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﺍﺳﺔ ﺃﻥ ﺇﻟﺰﺍﻣﻴﺔﺍﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻡ ﺣﺰﺍﻡ ﺍﻷﻣﺎﻥ ﻗﺪ ﺃﺩﺕ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﺭﺗﻔﺎﻉ ﺭﺑﻂ ﺣﺰﺍﻡ ﺍﻷﻣﺎﻥ ﻣﻦ %40 ﺇﻟﻰ 80% . ﺍﻟﺨﻼﺻﺔ: ﻭﺟﺪ ﻓﻲ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺪﺭﺍﺳﺔ ﺃﻥ ﻧﺴﺒﺔ ﻛﺒﻴﺮﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻄﻼﺏ ﻗﺪ ﺗﻌﺮﺿﻮﺍ ﻟﺤﻮﺍﺩﺙ ﻣﺮﻭﺭﻳﺔ ﻧﺘﻴﺠﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﺮﻋﺔ ﺍﻟﺰﺍﺋﺪﺓ ﺭﻏﻢﺍﺭﺗﻔﺎﻉ ﺩﺭﺟﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻓﺔ ﺑﺄﻧﻈﻤﺔ ﻭﺗﻌﻠﻴﻤﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﻭﺭ ، ﻛﻤﺎ ﺃﻥ ﺇﻟﺰﺍﻣﻴﺔ ﺭﺑﻂ ﺣﺰﺍﻡ ﺍﻷﻣﺎﻥ ﻗﺪ ﺃﺩﺕ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺯﻳﺎﺩﺓ ﻛﺒﻴﺮﺓ ﻓﻲ ﻧﺴﺒﺔﺍﻻﻟﺘﺰﺍﻡ ﺑﺎﺳﺘﺨﺪﺍﻣﻪ، ﻣﻊ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻓﻘﺪ ﻭﺍﺟﻪ ﺍﻟﻄﻼﺏ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻟﺼﻌﻮﺑﺎﺕ ﺃﺛﻨﺎء ﺍﻟﺘﻄﺒﻴﻖ ﻻﺳﻴﻤﺎ ﺍﻟﻨﺴﻴﺎﻥ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻀﺠﺮ ﻣﻤﺎ ﻳﺆﻛﺪﺍﻻﻫﺘﻤﺎﻡ ﺑﺎﺳﺘﻤﺮﺍﺭ ﺗﻜﺜﻴﻒ ﺍﻟﺘﻮﻋﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺼﺤﻴﺔ ﻭﺗﻄﺒﻴﻖ ﺃﻧﻈﻤﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﻭﺭ ﺑﺼﻔﺔ ﻣﺴﺘﻤﺮﺓ. ﺍﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺟﻌﻴﺔ : ﺍﺗﺠﺎﻫﺎﺕ، ﻣﻤﺎﺭﺳﺎﺕ ، ﺃﻧﻈﻤﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﻭﺭ، ﺍﻟﻄﻼﺏ. Objective: The objectives of this study were to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of male students at the Health Science College in Abha, towards road traffic regulations. Material and Methods: This study was carried out during the second semester of the academic year 2002G among the students studying at the Health Science College for Boys in Abha, Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia. A questionnaire of 28 different questions was distributed to all available students and responded to under the direct supervision of the heads of the six departments of the college. The questionnaire consisted of three main parts; the first was about the sociodemographic and scientific data of the students; the second on the knowledge of road traffic regulations and the third dealt with attitudes and practice of driving and the use of seat belts. Results: Two hundred thirty eight out of 297 students (80%) responded to the questionnaire in this study. The mean age of the participants was 21 years, 47% lived in cities, 70% and 72% Correspondence to: Dr. Yahia M. Al-Khaldi, Joint Program of Family Medicine, Aseer Region, P. O. Box 2653, Abha, Saudi Arabia [E-mail: yahiammh@hotmail.com](E-mail: yahiammh@hotmail.com) had cars and driving licenses respectively. More than half of the students had been involved inroad traffic accidents (RTAs), 22% of these had been injured in these RTAs and 13% admitted to hospital for an average of nine days. High speed was the main cause of their RTAs. The mean speed

FAQs

What was the main objective of the study?

To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practice of male students toward road traffic regulations and related safety behaviors.

How was the study conducted and how many students responded?

A 28-question questionnaire was distributed to available students; 238 of 297 students responded (80%). Statistical tests were used to analyze the data.

What were the study’s key findings about seat belt use?

More than 90% believed in the importance of seat belts, while more than 75% reported problems using them, mainly forgetfulness and anxiety.

Why did the study recommend continued education and monitoring?

Because compliance with seat belt legislation improved, but reducing road traffic accident incidence requires ongoing health education and monitoring of adherence to regulations.

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