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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Main Authors:	Hazali, Norazlanshah, Masuri, Mohamad Ghazali, Md. Isa, Khairil Anuar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2012
Subjects:	RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/34185/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/34185/1/PUBLISHED_JOURNAL.pdf

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spelling	iium-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
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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
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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author	Hazali, Norazlanshah Masuri, Mohamad Ghazali Md. Isa, Khairil Anuar
author_facet	Hazali, Norazlanshah Masuri, Mohamad Ghazali Md. Isa, Khairil Anuar
author_sort	Hazali, Norazlanshah
title	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_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_sort	mobile phone usage behaviour while driving among educated young adults in the urban university
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2012
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Mobile Phone Usage Behaviour while Driving among Educated Young Adults in the Urban University

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