Evaluation of road infrastructure in Yerevan, Armenia through the lens of pedestrian and child safety: a school-based analysis
The audit revealed an inconsistent presence of safety infrastructure, with infrastructure near schools largely reflecting the overall audited area. However, analysis was limited by low inter-rater reliability for many roadway and midblock features audited. Based on these results, infrastructure changes targeting lower speed limits and increased traffic calming measures are recommended to improve safety in school zones. Given a paucity of studies in LMICs, further work must be done to identify which high-yield features should be targeted in LMICs to prevent injury.
Authors
- Jefrin Johny
- Sharon Chekijian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5514-3349)
- Emily N Terian
- Haig J Minasian
- Araksya Gevorgyan
Institutions
- American University of Armenia (AM)
- Yerevan Haybusak University (AM)
- Yale University (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- California State University, Long Beach (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-025-01070-4
- Primary Topic
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00