TY - JOUR ID - 45813 TI - Barriers to and Facilitators of Road Traffic Injuries Prevention in Iran; A Qualitative Study JO - Bulletin of Emergency And Trauma JA - BEAT LA - en SN - 2322-2522 AU - Azami-Aghdash, Saber AU - Abolghasem Gorji, Hassan AU - Derakhshani, Naser AU - Sadeghi-Bazargani, Homayoun AD - Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Health Management and Safety Promotion Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran AD - School of health management and information sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AD - Health management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AD - Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Y1 - 2019 PY - 2019 VL - 7 IS - 4 SP - 390 EP - 398 KW - Road traffic injuries KW - Prevention KW - Barriers KW - Facilitators DO - 10.29252/beat-070408 N2 - Objective: To identify the barriers to and facilitators of the prevention of road traffic accidents (RTIs) in Iran. Methods: In this qualitative study 42 key stakeholders and experts in the field of traffic injuries in Iran were selected based on purpose and theoretical sampling to reach informational saturation. Their views concerning barriers to and facilitators of the prevention of traffic injuries in Iran were studied using semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed using Content Analysis method. Results: Five themes were identified: structural barriers, organizational barriers and planning, socio-cultural barriers, scientific barriers, and inter-sector barriers and 22 sub-themes were extracted. The lack of lead agency, which was among structural barriers, was selected as the main barrier. The five general facilitators included: sensitization of society and authorities, improving the resources and infrastructure (software and hardware), increasing the attention to safety of vehicles and roads, increasing the information and awareness, and use of expert manpower. The sensitization of society and authorities was selected as the most important facilitator. Conclusion: According to the key experts, the barriers of policy changes to prevent the RTIs are more numerous than its facilitators. Therefore, planning and paying more attention to removing these barriers and promoting the facilitators seems necessary to reduce RTIs. Having a lead agency in this regard should be the highest priority. UR - https://beat.sums.ac.ir/article_45813.html L1 - https://beat.sums.ac.ir/article_45813_c4163c11260c441d163fa9a75df8a195.pdf ER -