title: Risk factors of bicycle traffic injury among middle school students in chaoshan rural areas of china.
abstract: Bicycle injuries are a leading cause of accidental death among children in the world, and bicycle-related injuries are also very common in China, thus to find out bicycle injury risk factors is imperative. This study aims to identify the cyclist-, bicycle- and road-related risk factors of bicycle injury, to develop health education programs as an intervention and to provide a scientific basis for establishing policies against bicycle injury.
  
  
  
  We selected two middle schools randomly among seven schools in Chaoshan rural areas,where the main means of transportation for students from home to school was bicycle. The subjects were middle school students from 7th to 9th grades from Gucuo Middle School and Hefeng Middle School. Cyclists were surveyed through questionnaires about bicycle injury in the past 12 months.
  
  
  
  Multivariable logistic analysis showed that compared with a combination-type road、 motor lane and a non-intact road were both risk factors of bicycle injuries. This was followed by riding with fatigue, non-motor lane and inattentive riding.
  
  
  
  Bicycle injuries are frequent in China. Three risk factors on bicycle traffic injury among middle school students in Chaoshan rural areas of China were identified. This study provides important data to develop intervention strategies for China and other developing countries.
authors.affiliation: Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
authors.forename: Zhen-Bin
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou, China.
authors.forename: Yan-Hu
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.affiliation: Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
authors.forename: Qing-Yu
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
authors.forename: Li-Bo
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China. lpli@stu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Li-Ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D001642:Bicycling; D002648:Child; D002681:China; D004779:Environment Design; D005221:Fatigue; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014186:Transportation; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Bicycle injury; Children; Health policy; Risk factors