Experience of living near a highway in Nepal: Community perceptions of road dangers in Makwanpur district

• DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2022.101337
• Publication Date: 2022-02-04T11:03:34Z
• Authors: Elisha Joshi; Preeti Gautam; Anish Khadka; Paul Pilkington; John Parkin; Sunil Kumar Joshi; Julie Mytton
• Keywords: SAFER; Neighbourhood (mathematics)

Road traffic injuries are a major but neglected global challenge. There high and rising rates of road in Nepal. Most the studies reporting these Nepal have used quantitative methods to describe injury burden. Little qualitative research has been conducted contexts social processes surrounding crashes, or public perceptions risks potential solutions. The aim this study was explore dangers from communities living alongside highway Nepal.In we recruited members neighbourhood development committees mother's group take part focus groups exploring their views. Data were audio-recorded, transcribed, translated analysed thematically.Four involving 34 participants aged 24-65. Our findings highlight challenges faced by people near fear getting injured on road. Five themes that emerged were: risky behaviours users, infrastructure for safer behaviour, poor condition maintenance roads vehicles, limited adherence enforcement laws, need safety awareness programmes.The community expressed multiple concerns regarding lived-in death where they lived. is an urgent government agencies understand action relating provision, regulation behavioural change programmes.