Abstract
Objectives: Injuries and mortality resulting from pedestrian road traffic crashes are a major public health problem in Ghana. This study investigated risk factors for road transport-related injury among pedestrians in rural Ghana. Design: Case study design using qualitative data. Method: In-depth interviews were conducted with pedestrians. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the responses. Results: Findings showed that participants considered road design, roadside trading, inconsiderate driving, pedestrian traffic behaviour, low pedestrian crash risk perception and parental negligence as important determinants of road transport-related injury among pedestrians in rural Ghana. Conclusion: These findings suggest that safe pedestrian road environments and health-enhancing traffic attitudes and behaviour may help reduce the pedestrian crash problem in rural Ghana.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 880-890 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Health Education Journal |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ghana
- health promotion
- pedestrians
- road safety education
- vulnerable road users
