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Citation |
Raman SR, Landry MD, Ottensmeyer CA, Jacob S, Hamdan E, Bouhaimed M. Int. J. Inj. Control Safe. Promot. 2013; 20(4): 358-367. |
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Affiliation |
a Department of Community and Family Medicine , Duke University , Durham , USA. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2013, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group) |
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23230995 |
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Abstract |
Child safety restraints can reduce risk of death and decrease injury severity from road traffic crashes; however, knowledge about restraints and their use in Kuwait is limited. A cross-sectional, self-administered survey about child car safety was used among a convenience sample of parents of children aged 18 years or younger at five Kuwaiti university campuses. Of 552 respondents, over 44% have seated a child in the front seat and 41.5% have seated a child in their lap while driving. Few parents are aware of and fewer report using the appropriate child restraint; e.g., 36% of parents of infants recognised an infant seat and 26% reported using one. Over 70% reported wearing seat belts either "all of the time" (33%) or "most of the time" (41%). This new information about parents' knowledge and practice regarding child car seat use in Kuwait can inform interventions to prevent child occupant injury and death. Language: en |