چكيده فارسي :
Worldwide, road traffic accidents are the second leading cause of the
death among child age (1-15) years. From these accidents, injuries
occurred to child pedestrian is the major cause of death. The situation in
developing countries of Africa, Asia and in the Caribbean islands is much
alarming because majority of the fatalities due to road accidents have
been found in a group classified as pedestrians. A research indicated that
approximately 20% of fatal road accidents in developing countries are
under the age limit of 15years. In Karachi, the mega city of a
developing country Pakistan, around 4500 child injuries are reported
annually, sharing 15% of the total annual accidents. It has been reported
worldwide that children are typically injured in the morning and in the
mid after-noon periods as in these times chances of interaction of them
with vehicles are significantly high due to their trip to and from school.
This fact emphasizes the significance of spatial and temporal dimensions
into the analysis of accidents pattern. The relationship between the traffic
accidents and attributes that explains spatial and temporal dimensions is
useful to understand, so that prevention strategies are planned
accordingly. The primary purpose of this paper is to describe the child
pedestrian injuries within Karachi for the data that has been obtained for
past three years and relate the pattern of injuries with attributes
explaining spatial and temporal dimensions.
