Parents' Knowledge and Attitudes About Preventing Injuries in Motor Vehicle Accidents in Children in Greece

Tsoumakas, Konstantinos; Mavridi, Fotini; Matziou, Vasiliki; Androulakis, Ioannis P.

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“…Sociodemographic influences, including education and income level have all been associated with booster seat use. It has been commonly reported that parents of lower income and education levels report lower rates of booster seat use in comparison with those of higher socioeconomic status 14 15 18 19…”

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“…This finding is aligned with other scientific evidence. The Toumakas et al18 study found that the caregivers with higher level of education were more informed about risk and prevention of injuries in motor vehicle crashes. Toumakas explained these results by indicating that educated parents are more willing to obtain information concerning current issues 18.…”

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“…The Toumakas et al18 study found that the caregivers with higher level of education were more informed about risk and prevention of injuries in motor vehicle crashes. Toumakas explained these results by indicating that educated parents are more willing to obtain information concerning current issues 18. Education level might also play a role in understanding the complicated directions and process involved in properly installing and using a car seat.…”

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“…A number of studies show the direct correlation between age, education level, ethnicity, and gender 6,13–15,18. The relationship between these demographic characteristics and parent knowledge will be further reviewed in this study.…”

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“…When gender is included as part of the research, most studies show that females have a higher knowledge rate about child passenger safety 12,18. The Canadian study by Snowdon and colleagues indicates that females were more likely than males to install and use child restraints correctly; 79.8% versus 75.0% of the time.…”

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Protecting children: a survey of caregivers’ knowledge of Georgia’s child restraint laws

Strasser¹,

Whorton²,

Walpole³

et al. 2010

RMHP

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IntroductionThe leading cause of injury and death among children in the United States is motor vehicle crashes. Even though restraint laws are in place and public awareness campaigns and educational interventions have increased, many children are still improperly restrained or not restrained at all. When correctly used, child restraints significantly reduce risk of injury or death.MethodsThe purpose of the study was to elicit caregiver baseline knowledge of car seat installation and regulation before receiving car seat education from certified technicians at Inspection Station events. Inspection Station is a program whereby staff assists parents in correctly positioning car seats in participants’ vehicles. Over an 8-week period, Safe Kids Cobb County Car Seat Technicians distributed a 16-item survey, with 10 knowledge-based questions and six demographic questions to Inspection Station participants. Descriptive statistics and t-tests were conducted to assess relationships between participant age, ethnicity, and gender with overall knowledge scores. Regression analysis was run to determine the association between participant education level and total child restraint knowledge.ResultsOne hundred sixty-nine surveys were completed. Participant knowledge of vehicular child restraint ranged from 0% to 90% on all items. Only 29.6% of caregivers understood the proper tightness of the harness system. Less than half of the caregivers (43.8%) were aware of the Georgia law requiring children aged 6 years and younger to be in some type of child restraint. Only 43.2% of caregivers surveyed knew that children need to ride in a rear-facing child restraint until 1 year of age and 20 pounds. No significant correlations between participant knowledge and age were found. Statistically significant associations were found between total knowledge scores and education level, ethnicity, and gender.DiscussionThe results from this study describe baseline knowledge among a sample of participants at Inspection Station activities held in Cobb County, Georgia. These results can help inform tailoring of future programming so that the impact of enhanced health education/prevention messages for intended populations can be maximized and health child injury risk related to improper restraints can be minimized.

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Parents’ Knowledge on Child Restraint Use in Passenger Vehicle

Rohayu¹,

Zulhaidi²,

Aziemah³

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Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering

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Parents' Knowledge and Attitudes About Preventing Injuries in Motor Vehicle Accidents in Children in Greece

Abstract: The adoption of harsh measures for preventing the devastating consequences of car accidents in children is of high importance. Parents' rigorous education must become our priority. Health care professionals need to act dynamically in sensitizing Greek parents.

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Predicting parents' use of booster seats

Predicting parents' use of booster seats

Protecting children: a survey of caregivers’ knowledge of Georgia’s child restraint laws

Parents’ Knowledge on Child Restraint Use in Passenger Vehicle

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Parents' Knowledge and Attitudes About Preventing Injuries in Motor Vehicle Accidents in Children in Greece

Abstract: The adoption of harsh measures for preventing the devastating consequences of car accidents in children is of high importance. Parents' rigorous education must become our priority. Health care professionals need to act dynamically in sensitizing Greek parents.

Cited by 9 publications

References 17 publications

Predicting parents' use of booster seats

Predicting parents' use of booster seats

Protecting children: a survey of caregivers&rsquo; knowledge of Georgia&rsquo;s child restraint laws

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