@article{ref1,
title="Safety road for children: knowledge and attitudes of parents in the use of child restraint systems",
journal="Nursing children and young people",
year="2016",
author="Fernandes, Helena and Aparício, Graça",
volume="28",
number="4",
pages="e99-e99",
abstract="Theme: Child protection and managing risk. <br><br>BACKGROUND: Correct use of a restraint system for children (CRS) from birth is an effective form of protection. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: To characterize parent's knowledge and attitudes in using CRS. <br><br>METHODS: Cross-sectional study, held in a non-probabilistic sample of 112 parents of newborns, mothers mean age 30.37 years old (SD = 5.63). Parents completed a questionnaire, 24-48 hours after baby birth in Obstetrics and Neonatology services of a public hospital in Portugal. <br><br>RESULTS: Mothers mostly had secondary level of education. In 54.5% CRS was part of the 'layette baby' and, of these, 72.3% had already experimented it in the car. Only 15.2% reported having had training by nursing team during pregnancy. 97.3% intended to use the CRS, however only 47.3% would do it adequately. All recognize that CRS prevents serious injury, and 67% reported adequate knowledge. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Results indicate that knowledge and parental attitudes about the proper use of CRS remains insufficient.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2046-2336",
doi="10.7748/ncyp.28.4.99.s97",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/ncyp.28.4.99.s97"
}