Background

Busy and poor road infrastructure along routes to school poses high risk of traffic injury for children and adolescents. Ensuring every young person's safe journey to and from school is fundamental to achieving reductions in road injuries and Sustainable Development Goal 3.6. However, there is little evidence reporting adolescent's views about their school travel from low and middle income countries. This study aims to understand adolescent's perceptions of injury risks on their journey to school in Nepal.

Methods

We used Photo-Elicitation Interview (PEI) methods to collect data from fourteen purposively identified adolescents (12–16 years) who walk to Tribhuwan Secondary School along the East-West Highway which is known to be at high risk of crashes in Makwanpur, Nepal. The participants used a camera to record parts of their journey, which they perceived as dangerous or safe. Photographs were used as prompts during an interview afterwards. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, translated and analysed thematically.

Results

The identified themes were categorised as either environmental or behavioural factors. The adolescents were scared to walk on narrow roadsides because of speeding vehicles. They also found crossing the road dangerous because of the lack of designated pedestrian crossings and disregard shown by drivers. Poor visibility caused by random roadside parking and trees also increased the sense of road danger.

Conclusion

Adolescents expressed multiple concerns which made their journeys difficult and dangerous. They illustrated issues such as poor road condition, inadequate pedestrian crossings and traffic signs, narrow roadsides, vehicle speeding and overtaking, failing to obey traffic rules and regulation -providing evidence that could be shared with the authorities to improve road safety near schools.

中文翻译：

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尼泊尔 Makwanpur 青少年对上学路上道路风险的看法；定性研究

背景

通往学校的道路上繁忙而糟糕的道路基础设施给儿童和青少年带来了交通伤害的高风险。确保每个年轻人都能安全地上下学，对于减少道路伤害和实现可持续发展目标 3.6 至关重要。然而，几乎没有证据表明青少年对来自低收入和中等收入国家的学校旅行的看法。本研究旨在了解青少年在尼泊尔上学途中对伤害风险的看法。

方法

我们使用照片启发访谈 (PEI) 方法收集了 14 名有目的的青少年（12-16 岁）的数据，这些青少年沿着东西高速公路步行到 Tribhuwan 中学，该高速公路在尼泊尔 Makwanpur 发生车祸的风险很高。 . 参与者使用相机记录他们认为危险或安全的部分旅程。在之后的采访中，照片被用作提示。采访被录音、转录、翻译和主题分析。

结果

确定的主题被归类为环境或行为因素。由于车辆超速，青少年害怕在狭窄的路边行走。他们还发现过马路很危险，因为没有指定的人行横道和司机无视。路边随意停车和树木造成的能见度差，也增加了道路的危险感。

结论

青少年表达了多种担忧，这使他们的旅程变得困难和危险。他们阐述了道路状况不佳、人行横道和交通标志不足、路边狭窄、车辆超速和超车、不遵守交通规则和法规等问题——提供了可以与当局分享的证据，以改善学校附近的道路安全。