Educational Interventions for Reducing Traffic Accidents Undertaken in the School Environment: Systematic Review

Abstract

Objective: To identify, in scientific production, interventions or educational practices carried out to reduce traffic accidents involving children undertaken in the school environment, which can support the construction or replication of intervention models in promoting children's health. Methodology: A systematic review was recorded on the prospero platform, using databases and virtual libraries accessed via CAFe/CAPES in the following databases: Web of Sciences, Scopus, Eric, SciELO, Cinahl, Lilacs and Pubmed. As for gray literature, we used Google Scholar and Open Grey. The search was carried out on May 4, 2022. Results: The final sample consisted of 24 articles, with evidence used in the prevention of traffic accidents in motor vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians, and accident prevention in general using various methodologies of teaching as intervention/educational practices in schools. Conclusion: Educational practices must be included as early as possible in school curricula. The combination of using teaching methods stood out in improving learning outcomes as well as learning skills and safe behavior in traffic.