TY  - JOUR
T1  - Accident Risk Behaviors of Tabriz Teenagers
AU - , Saeid Khanmohammadi AU - , Rezagholi Vahidi AU - , Vahideh Sadeghi AU - , Asghar Mohammad Poorasl AU - , Rasoul Shahnazi AU - , Hossein Jabbari 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 6
SP  - 680
EP  - 681
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2007.680.681
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2007.680.681
KW  - Accident
KW  -risk behaviors
KW  -teenagers
KW  -health promoting schools
KW  -health promotion
AB  - Nowadays, the determinants of disease are mostly behavioral and social. Millions of individuals loose their lives due to these factors. Accident is one of them that are more prevalent among teenagers because of their nature. Thereby, this study was conducted to identify risk behaviors in Tabriz high school teenagers. This study was conducted in Tabriz private and public high schools in 2006. Five hundred students were selected by random sampling method. To analyze the data, we used SPSS, Chi-square and Fisher`s Exact and Compare mean tests. The findings of this study indicate that mean point value of risk behaviors of teenagers was 44.04 of 100. The most risky behaviors were not using safety hat in bicycle riding: (77.6), not paying attention to bicycle speed: (58) and using drugs without doctor prescription: (51.2).  Identification of behaviors causes of such behaviors and comprehensive planning is necessary to prepare strategies in order to prevent and decrease the risk behaviors that impose a substantial cost to society. One of the most effective means is to promote and develop health promoting schools to improve and promote healthy behaviors in teenagers.
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