보건교육건강증진학회지 (Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion)

  • 제20권4호
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  • Pages.79-93
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  • 2003
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  • 1229-4128(pISSN)
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  • 2635-5302(eISSN)
한국보건교육건강증진학회 (Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion)
권호 표지

Promoting Safety Behaviors Among Korean American Students in USA： Evaluation of the Risk Watch$\circledR$ Curriculum

  • Gong, Deukhee (Korean Culture and Education Center of Arizona) ;
  • Orpinas, Pamela (Department of Health Promotion ＆ Behavior. University of Georgia)
  • 발행 : 2003.12.01
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초록

Childhood injuries are the primary cause of death and disability among children aged 5 to 14. Consistent practice of learned safety behaviors can reduce the occurrence of severe injuries among children. However, safety behavior concern is low among Korean-American children specifically and American children, in general. The objective of the study is to evaluate the impact of an unintentional injury prevention curriculum, Risk Watch among Korean-American children. A quasi-experimental design with a nonequivalent control group was used for the designed of the study. Two intervention and two control Korean schools in Atlanta participated in this study. The intervention consisted of weekly lessons in traffic, bicycle, pedestrian, and fire safety. One hundred and two students completed a pre-test and a post-test. The main outcomes were safety behaviors (seat belt use or helmet use), behavioral intentions, and safety knowledge. Analysis of covariance was used for the statistical analyses. Strong intervention effects were found for increasing knowledge of all safety topics in the intervention group. Additionally, statistically significant intervention effects were detected for increasing seat belt and helmet use, as well as behavioral intentions of wearing a seat belt and wearing a helmet, among pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students. For students in grades 1 and 2, intervention effects were found for increasing helmet use. Among students in grades 3 to 8, the intervention group showed statistically significant increases for seat belt use. Limitations of the study and recommendations for modifying and supporting unintentional injury prevention programs for school children are discussed.

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