Qualitative study on traffic injury intervention among primary school students

Objective To identify challenges and suggestions on community-based traffic injury intervention among primary school students,for implementing appropriate traffic injury intervention strategies and policy.Methods In-depth interviews and group interviews were conducted among administrative personnel of government,researchers,health experts,traffic management personnel and primary school teachers to collect challenges in traffic injury among primary school students,as well as suggestions on community-based traffic injury intervention.Results Inadequate road safety awareness and traffic misconduct of parents,loose traffic law enforcement,high speed of non-motorized vehicle in residence zone,lack of road hardware facilities,and shared-bikes riding under 12 years olds were main problems mentioned in interviews.All interviewed experts thought it necessary to carry out community-based traffic injury intervention of primary school students.Community-based intervention should provide comprehensive interventions that cover education intervention,environmental intervention,and law enforcement intervention through coordinating,rational allocating available resources within specific community.Emphasizing the role of community and family participation in traffic injury intervention among primary students.Additionally,extending interventions out of school hours.Fully considerations of personalized intervention needs and resources allocation,as well as psychological characteristics of students were needed.Conclusion Community-based traffic injury intervention of primary school students can fully meet the multifaceted needs of primary school traffic injury problems.We should give full consideration to the personalized need and resoure allocation of the community for intervention.The content and form of intervention were chosen according to the psychological development characteristics and interest of the intervention group.