Identifying research priorities for road safety in Nepal: a Delphi study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify and prioritise the research needed to help Nepali agencies develop an improved road safety system.

Design

Delphi study.

Setting

Nepal.

Participants

Stakeholders from government institutions, academia, engineering, healthcare and civil society were interviewed to identify knowledge gaps and research questions. Participants then completed two rounds of ranking and a workshop.

Results

A total of 93 participants took part in interviews and two rounds of ranking. Participants were grouped with others sharing expertise relating to each of the five WHO 'pillars' of road safety: (1) road safety management; (2) safer roads; (3) safer vehicles; (4) safer road users and (5) effective postcrash response. Interviews yielded 1019 research suggest

SUBMITTER: Pant PR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9014064 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature