Rural adolescent attitudes and use of helmets while riding ATVs, motorcycles and dirt bikes.

IF 4.6 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS
Charles A Jennissen, Sehansa R Karunatilaka, Brianna J Iverson, Devin E Spolsdoff, Kristel M Wetjen, Brenda Vergara, Shannon R Landers, Pam J Hoogerwerf
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Abstract

Background: Head injuries are the most common cause of death in some motorized vehicles for which helmet use can significantly decrease the risk. Our objective was to determine rural adolescents' attitudes regarding helmets and their use while riding ATVs, motorcycles and dirt bikes.

Methods: A convenience sample of 2022 Iowa FFA (formerly Future Farmers of America) Leadership Conference attendees were surveyed. After compilation, data were imported into the statistical program, R ( https://www.R-project.org/ ). Descriptive statistics, contingency table, logistic regression and non-parametric alternatives to ANOVA analyses were performed.

Results: 1331 adolescents (13-18 years) participated. One half lived on a farm, 21% lived in the country/not on a farm and 28% were from towns. Nearly two-thirds (65%) owned an ATV with 77% of all having ridden one in the past year. Farm residents had the highest ATV ownership (78%) and having ridden (80%) proportions, both p < 0.001. Overall, ownership and ridership for motorcycles (22% and 30%, respectively) and dirt bikes (29% and 39%, respectively) was significantly less than ATVs, all p < 0.001. Of ATV riders, those living on farms or in the country/not on a farm rode them more frequently than those from towns, p < 0.001. Higher percentages always/mostly wore helmets when riding dirt bikes (51%) and motorcycles (57%) relative to ATVs (21%), p < 0.001. Those from farms had lower proportions wearing helmets versus those living elsewhere for all vehicles. Helmet use importance ratings (1-10, 10 high) were not different for motorcycles (mean 8.6, median 10) and dirt bikes (mean 8.3, median 10), but much lower for ATVs (mean 6.1, median 6). Females, non-owners, and helmet law supporters all had higher helmet use importance ratings. Males, those from farms, and owners and riders of the vehicles all had lower proportions that supported helmet laws. Support for helmet laws was significantly lower for ATVs (30.7%) than dirt bikes (56.3%) or motorcycles (72.3%), both p < 0.001. Those whose families had strict ATV "No Helmet, No Riding" rules had much higher helmet use and helmet importance ratings.

Conclusions: Our study indicates that the safety culture surrounding helmet use is relatively poor among rural adolescents, especially on farms, and deserves targeted interventions.

农村青少年在驾驶全地形车、摩托车和越野车时对头盔的态度和使用情况。
背景:头部受伤是某些机动车辆中最常见的死亡原因,而头盔的使用可以大大降低头部受伤的风险。我们的目标是确定农村青少年对头盔的态度,以及他们在驾驶全地形车、摩托车和越野车时使用头盔的情况:方法:我们对 2022 名爱荷华 FFA(前身为美国未来农民协会)领导会议与会者进行了抽样调查。汇总后,数据被导入统计程序 R ( https://www.R-project.org/ )。进行了描述性统计、或然率表、逻辑回归和非参数方差分析:1331 名青少年(13-18 岁)参加了调查。一半居住在农场,21%居住在乡村/非农场,28%来自城镇。近三分之二(65%)的青少年拥有全地形车,其中 77% 的青少年在过去一年中骑过全地形车。农场居民拥有全地形车的比例(78%)和骑过全地形车的比例(80%)最高,均为 p 结论:我们的研究表明,在农村青少年中,尤其是在农场,围绕头盔使用的安全文化相对较差,值得采取有针对性的干预措施。
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