State of pedestrian road safety in Uganda: a qualitative study of existing interventions.
Afr Health Sci
; 21(3): 1498-1506, 2021 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35222616
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Pedestrians in Uganda account for 40% of road traffic fatalities and 25% of serious injuries annually. We explored the current pedestrian road traffic injury interventions in Uganda to understand why pedestrian injuries and deaths continue despite the presence of interventions.METHODS:
We conducted a qualitative study that involved a desk review of road safety policy, regulatory documents, and reports. We supplemented the document review with 14 key informant interviews and 4 focus group discussions with participants involved in road safety. Qualitative thematic content analysis was done using ATLAS. ti 7 software.RESULTS:
Five thematic topics emerged. Specifically, Uganda had a Non-Motorized Transport Policy whose implementation revealed several gaps. The needs of pedestrians and contextual evidence were ignored in road systems. The key programmatic challenges in pedestrian road safety management included inadequate funding, lack of political support, and lack of stakeholder collaboration. There was no evidence of plans for monitoring and evaluation of the various pedestrian road safety interventions.CONCLUSION:
The research revealed low prioritization of pedestrian needs in the design, implementation, and evaluation of pedestrian road safety interventions. Addressing Uganda's pedestrian needs requires concerted efforts to coordinate all road safety activities, political commitment, and budgetary support at all levels.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Wounds and Injuries
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Pedestrians
Type of study:
Qualitative_research
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Journal:
Afr Health Sci
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Uganda