Journal article
Parents' knowledge, attitude, and use of child restraints, Shantou, China
American journal of preventive medicine, Vol.46(1), pp.85-88
01/2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.08.017
PMID: 24355676
Abstract
China has not adopted national policies for child safety restraints in cars, although children are increasingly traveling in cars.
To describe child restraint use, and parents' knowledge of and attitude toward child restraint in Shantou, China.
An observational study and driver survey on child restraint use was conducted in the Southeast China city of Shantou in 2012. Observational sites included 22 middle schools, 31 primary schools, 24 kindergartens, and 4 hospitals. Drivers were asked about their knowledge of and attitude toward the use of child restraints. In September 2012, multivariate regression was used to evaluate the factors associated with increased child restraint use.
Of 3333 children observed in vehicles, only 22 (0.6%) children were secured in child safety seats or booster seats and 292 (8.7%) children were wearing seatbelts. More than half (n=508, 56.1%) of the infants or toddlers were riding on the laps of adults. Of 1069 drivers who responded to the survey, more than 62% thought it was necessary to use child restraint while traveling in a car. The drivers' higher education status (OR=1.56, 95% CI=1.07, 2.27) and seatbelt use (OR=4.00, 95% CI=2.56, 6.25) were associated with increased child restraint use. Parents (OR=0.55, 95% CI=0.34, 0.88) and male drivers (OR=0.61, 95% CI=0.46, 0.81) had reduced odds of children properly rear-seated.
Child restraint use is very low in China, although the majority of drivers had positive attitudes about child restraint. These findings indicate that child restraint policies and educational approaches are urgently needed in China.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Parents' knowledge, attitude, and use of child restraints, Shantou, China
- Creators
- Xiaojun Chen - First Affiliated Hospital, China; Injury Prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, ChinaJingzhen Yang - University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa City, IowaCorinne Peek-Asa - University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa City, IowaDaniel V McGehee - University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa City, IowaLiping Li - Injury Prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, China. Electronic address: lpli@stu.edu.cn
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of preventive medicine, Vol.46(1), pp.85-88
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.08.017
- PMID
- 24355676
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Prev Med
- ISSN
- 0749-3797
- eISSN
- 1873-2607
- Publisher
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Public Health Administration; Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Emergency Medicine; Industrial and Systems Engineering; Nursing; Center for Social Science Innovation; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive); Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9983997355902771
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