Model of Prevent Road Traffic Injury by Participatory Process with of District Health Board Policy at Ban Phai District, Khon Kaen Province

Abstract

         The goals of this study were to create a model for preventing road traffic injuries in Ban Phai district, Khon Kaen province, through a participatory process with the District Health Board Policy. The research method used was action research. A developed model has four stages: 1) Examine the issues and develop a strategy to reduce road traffic injuries. 2) Operations aimed at reducing traffic-related injuries 3) Tracking and assessing road traffic injury prevention 4) Summarize your findings and lessons learned. The target population was 110 participants: district health board policy, district road traffic center board, subdistrict road traffic center board, community leaders, village health volunteers (VHV.), and people. The district health board was the intended audience. The following research tools are available: 1) the group recorded form, 2) the recorded form 3) the evaluation form Descriptive statistics and content analysis were used in the analysis. The following are the research findings.

          1. The issue contexts of injury prevention from traffic accidents were reviewed, namely, the structure of the mechanism for operation by participation from all sectors in the operation through the mechanism of the District Quality of Life Development Committee; risk point assessment; people’s risk behavior; investigation into the cause of death; law enforcement; and data management for practical operation.

          2. The model was classified into outputss:

               2.1 The model was classified into four groups: 1) the establishment of a district road traffic center board, 2) management information and road traffic injury prevention by identifying and correcting dangerous or black spots, 3) an investigation into the causes of injury and death, 4) summarized and lessons learned.

               2.2 The number of road accident victims decreased by 2,573, 2,022, 1,766, 1,544, and 1,518 people between 2017 and 2021, respectively.

               2.3 Users’ participation levels ranks at highest level ( χ = 4.30, S.D = 0.62).

          3. Success factors include network cooperation and participation in road accident prevention, as well as strong leadership and teamwork. Personnel development is ongoing, and equipment is adequately prepared to support operations.

        In conclusion, the application of the district health board model results in a reduction in the number of deaths.