儿童在通学途中面临的道路安全风险:来自巴基斯坦卡拉奇的一项试点研究的研究结果
Asrar Ali1, Shafiqa Mehry1, Ahmed Raheem1
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Injury
|August 12, 2023
概括
在卡拉奇,儿童在通学期间面临着严重的道路交通伤害风险. 许多学校缺乏安全的基础设施,行人和乘客的危险行为导致危险.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 对于行人安全而言,这是非常重要的.
- 预防儿童受伤预防儿童受伤
背景情况:
- 在全球范围内,道路交通伤害是儿童死亡和残疾的主要原因.
- 学校出行代表了年轻行人和乘客面临风险的重要时期.
研究的目的:
- 评估道路交通伤害风险,特别影响到学校儿童在送货和接送时间.
- 确定学校交通环境中的关键风险因素.
主要方法:
- 在巴基斯坦卡拉奇的94所学校进行了一项观察性,横截面的研究.
- 数据收集涉及一个结构化的工具,评估学校的人口统计,交通环境,基础设施,车辆安全和儿童道路使用行为.
主要成果:
- 大多数学校缺乏指定停车场 (88%) 和安全的行人过道 (例如斑马过道).
- 观察到使用头盔 (18%) 和使用安全带 (6%) 的比例较低. 乘客的危险行为,比如在路上下车,很常见 (23%).
- 超过99%的行人没有使用指定斑马过道.
结论:
- 卡拉奇的学龄儿童在通勤期间遇到许多道路交通危险.
- 基础设施不足和行人和乘客普遍存在的危险行为需要公共卫生干预措施.
- 有针对性的举措至关重要,以减轻学校儿童的交通相关伤害.
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