The Necessity of Designing a Tool for Measuring Traffic Literacy in Iran

Rahman  Panahi; Armin  Baleshzar; Ali  Zahmatkesh

doi:10.18502/ijre.v20i4.18877

Rahman Panahi Assistant Professor of Health Education & Health Promotion, Department of Public Health, Qaen Faculty of Medical Sciences, Cardiovascular Diseases Reserach Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
Armin Baleshzar Department of Nursing, Qaen Faculty of Medical Sciences, Student Research Committee, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
Ali Zahmatkesh Bachelor of English Language Teaching, Department of Education, Gonabad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijre.v20i4.18877

Keywords: Health literacy, Traffic literacy, Tools

Abstract

A review of studies has revealed that the concept of traffic literacy in Iran has not been investigated so far, and there is no valid and reliable tool to measure traffic literacy. In addition, there is a relationship between health literacy in one hand, and managing diseases and accidents, the number of traffic injuries and prevention of road traffic injuries in other hand. Also, considering the relationship between health literacy and the management of diseases and accidents, the rate of traffic injuries, and its role in preventing road traffic injuries, and considering the potential impact of health literacy in promoting safer practices for pedestrians and for having a healthier and safer society, it seems necessary to design a tool to measure traffic literacy in the country.