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Oestreich L, Torres TB, Ruiz-Padillo A. Fuzzy analysis of students' perception of traffic safety in school environments: the case of a small Brazilian city. Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot 2021; 28:255-265. [PMID: 33845713 DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2021.1909625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Thousands of lives are lost every year due to traffic accidents worldwide, and youths are the most affected. The goal of this paper is to analyze the differences in young students' perceptions about traffic safety in school surroundings in order to help in the formulation of public policies and the development of infrastructure to make school travels safer. A questionnaire was used to obtain the perception of high school students from institutions with different urban characteristics. Data modelling with fuzzy logic and statistical analysis of variance indicated that students' perceptions are influenced by the different realities these youths are exposed to daily, such as school socioeconomic category, transport mode, urban environment and gender. Traffic engineering measures, public policies and road safety education action, inciting active mobility, can be validated and supported by these results. This road safety analysis may also be a participative alternative for locations with low data access.
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- Letícia Oestreich
- Mobility and Logistics Laboratory, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Mobility and Logistics Laboratory, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil.,Transportation Systems Laboratory, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Mobility and Logistics Laboratory, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil.,Transportation Department, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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Phommachanh S, Ichikawa M, Nakahara S, Mayxay M, Kimura A. Student motorcyclists' mobile phone use while driving in Vientiane, Laos. Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot 2016; 24:245-250. [PMID: 27094405 DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2016.1166141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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To investigate mobile phone use while driving among student motorcyclists in Laos, we conducted a school-based questionnaire survey in central Vientiane in May 2014. Of the 883 high school students who reported to drive motorcycles at least once a week, 40% have ever used phones while driving motorcycles in both sexes. Those phone users had longer driving exposures than non-users, with about half engaging in phone use while driving at least 2 days a week and 70% engaging for 1 min or longer on an average day. They reported not just talking on the phone while driving but operating the phone such as dialling and text-messaging. In some instances, phone use was reportedly involved in their past crash experiences. To formulate a sound policy on this emerging distracting behaviour among motorcyclists, its contribution to the occurrence of overall crashes among motorcyclists should be investigated.
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- Sysavanh Phommachanh
- a Faculty of Postgraduate Studies , University of Health Sciences , Vientiane , Lao PDR
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- b Department of Global Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba , Ibaraki , Japan
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- c Department of Emergency Medicine , Teikyo University School of Medicine , Tokyo , Japan
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- a Faculty of Postgraduate Studies , University of Health Sciences , Vientiane , Lao PDR
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- d Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, National Center for Global Health and Medicine , Tokyo , Japan
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Ruiz-Casares M. Growing healthy children and communities: Children's insights in Lao People's Democratic Republic. Glob Public Health 2016; 11:564-82. [PMID: 27021373 DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2016.1166256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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A diverse group of 103 children aged 7-11 years old living in family and residential care in rural and urban settings in two northern provinces in Lao People's Democratic Republic participated in group discussions using images and community mapping. Children's identified sources of risk and protection illustrate primary public health and protection concerns and resources. Young children worried about lack of hygiene, unintentional injuries, corporal punishment, and domestic violence. They also expressed concern about gambling and children sleeping in the streets, even if they had never seen any of the latter in their communities. In contrast, food and shelter; artistic, religious, and cultural practices; supportive interpersonal relationships; and schooling largely evoked feelings of safety and belonging. Images that prompted conflicting interpretations surfaced individual and contextual considerations that nuanced analysis. Researchers and decision-makers will benefit from using this developmentally appropriate, context-sensitive child-centred visual method to elicit young children's views of risk and protection. It may also serve as a tool for public health education. Involving young children in the initial selection of images would further enhance the efficiency of the method.
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- Mónica Ruiz-Casares
- a Department of Psychiatry , McGill University , Montreal , Canada.,b Centre for Research on Children and Families, McGill University , Montreal , Canada.,c SHERPA-Institut Universitaire, Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Centre-Ouest-de-l'île-de-Montréal , Montreal , Canada
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Wada T, Nakahara S, Bounta B, Phommahaxay K, Phonelervong V, Phommachanh S, Mayxay M, Manivong T, Phoutsavath P, Ichikawa M, Kimura A. Road traffic injury among child motorcyclists in Vientiane Capital, Laos: a cross-sectional study using a hospital-based injury surveillance database. Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot 2015; 24:152-157. [PMID: 28452289 DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2015.1080728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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This study investigated the distribution of motorcyclists, including drivers and passengers, who were involved in road traffic crashes and admitted to hospital in Vientiane Capital, Laos. The focus was on child motorcycle drivers and passengers under 15 years. A hospital-based injury surveillance database in Vientiane Capital was used. The surveillance was performed in two hospitals. From 1 September to 31 December 2009, 3968 patients were admitted to the participating hospitals with road traffic injuries. Patients under 15 years accounted for 10.8% (427/3968). The majority of patients under 15 years were motorcycle drivers or passengers (71.7%, 306/427). Child motorcyclists including drivers and passengers were less likely to wear a helmet than adults (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 0.3, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.2-0.5, for children 10-14 years; adjusted OR: 0.1, 95% CI, 0.05-0.4, for children under 10 years). It is suggested that stricter regulation enforcement for child motorcycle drivers and passengers may be needed. In addition, barriers against wearing helmets for motorcycle drivers and passengers in Laos should also be examined in further studies.
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- Tomoki Wada
- a Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine , The University of Tokyo Hospital , Tokyo , Japan
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- e Faculty of Postgraduate Studies , University of Health Science , Vientiane , Laos
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- e Faculty of Postgraduate Studies , University of Health Science , Vientiane , Laos.,f Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Microbiology Laboratory , Vientiane , Laos
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- d Emergency Department, Mittaphab Hospital , Vientiane , Laos
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- h Faculty of Medicine , University of Tsukuba , Ibaraki , Japan
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- i Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine , Tokyo , Japan
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