A Trial of an All-Terrain Vehicle Safety Education Video in a Community-Based Hunter Education Program

Autor/inn/en	Williams, Robert S.; Graham, James; Helmkamp, James C.; Dick, Rhonda; Thompson, Tonya; Aitken, Mary E.
Titel	A Trial of an All-Terrain Vehicle Safety Education Video in a Community-Based Hunter Education Program
Quelle	In: Journal of Rural Health, 27 (2011) 3, S.255-262 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0890-765X
DOI	10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00327.x
Schlagwörter	Video Technology; Rural Youth; Education Courses; Intervention; Safety; Safety Education; Surveys; Gender Differences; Arkansas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; Youth; Ländlicher Raum; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Fortbildungskurs; Sicherheit; Sicherheitserziehung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	Purpose: All-terrain vehicle (ATV) injury is an increasingly serious problem, particularly among rural youth. There have been repeated calls for ATV safety education, but little study regarding optimal methods or content for such education. The purpose of this study was to determine if an ATV safety video was effective in increasing ATV safety knowledge when used in a community-based statewide hunter education program. Methods: During the baseline phase, surveys focusing on ATV safety were distributed to students in the Arkansas hunter safety program in 2006. In the intervention phase a year later, an ATV safety video on DVD was provided for use in required hunter education courses across Arkansas. The same survey was administered to hunter education students before and after the course. Findings: In the baseline phase, 1,641 precourse and 1,374 postcourse surveys were returned and analyzed. In the intervention phase, 708 precourse and 694 postcourse surveys were completed. Student knowledge of ATV safety after watching the video was higher than in preintervention classes. Knowledge of appropriate helmet usage increased from 95% to 98.8% (P less than 0.0001). Awareness of the importance of not carrying a passenger behind the driver increased from 59.5% to 91.1% (P less than 0.0001). Awareness of importance of hands-on ATV rider training increased from 82.1% to 92.4% (P less than 0.0001). Conclusions: A brief ATV safety video used in a hunter education course increased ATV safety knowledge on most measures. A statewide hunter education program appears to be a useful venue for ATV safety education. (As Provided).
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