Level of Knowledge and Habitual Concepts of Turkish Parents on Child Passenger Safety

NCT01652274 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: B 30 2 FTH 0 20 00 00/136
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 98
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

It is well known that traffic accidents are one of the major reasons for death in childhood. Unfortunately scientific and statistical data usually comes from developed countries. In this study, the investigators will try to evaluate Turkish families' knowledge on Child Passenger Safety, observe how they carry their babies in the car and investigated the reasons behind the undesired behaviors.

Conditions

Equipment Safety; Accidents, Traffic

Keywords

Child Passenger Safety; Parental perception of vulnerability; Neonatology; Newborn

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• test score

  test score that measures the level of knowledge on child passenger safety by a 10 item questionnaire

  baseline

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Number of families using car seats properly

  baseline

Other Outcomes (1)

• reasons for not using car seat

  baseline

Study Arms (2)

Mother

study objectives to Mother only

Father

study objectives to Father only

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study will be done on mothers and fathers of babies brought to the first. control.

You may qualify if:

• All families

You may not qualify if:

• Families with premature or neurologically disabled babies.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Fatih University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Fatih University Hospital

Ankara, 06590, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (7)

• Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention; Durbin DR. Child passenger safety. Pediatrics. 2011 Apr;127(4):788-93. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-0213. Epub 2011 Mar 21.

  PMID: 21422088 BACKGROUND

• Macy ML, Clark SJ, Freed GL, Butchart AT, Singer DC, Sasson C, Meurer WJ, Davis MM. Carpooling and booster seats: a national survey of parents. Pediatrics. 2012 Feb;129(2):290-8. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-0575. Epub 2012 Jan 30.

  PMID: 22291115 BACKGROUND

• Brown J, Hatfield J, Du W, Finch CF, Bilston LE. The characteristics of incorrect restraint use among children traveling in cars in New South Wales, Australia. Traffic Inj Prev. 2010 Aug;11(4):391-8. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2010.481770.

  PMID: 20730686 BACKGROUND

• Dogan DG, Ertem IO, Karaaslan T, Forsyth BW. Perception of vulnerability among mothers of healthy infants in a middle-income country. Child Care Health Dev. 2009 Nov;35(6):868-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.01015.x. Epub 2009 Sep 4.

  PMID: 19735267 BACKGROUND

• Bull MJ, Engle WA; Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention and Committee on Fetus and Newborn; American Academy of Pediatrics. Safe transportation of preterm and low birth weight infants at hospital discharge. Pediatrics. 2009 May;123(5):1424-9. doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-0559.

  PMID: 19403510 BACKGROUND

• Kakefuda I, Yamanaka T, Stallones L, Motomura Y, Nishida Y. Child restraint seat use behavior and attitude among Japanese mothers. Accid Anal Prev. 2008 May;40(3):1234-43. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.01.013. Epub 2008 Feb 25.

  PMID: 18460393 BACKGROUND

• Lennon A. A risky treat: exploring parental perceptions of the barriers to seating their children in the rear seats of passenger vehicles. Inj Prev. 2007 Apr;13(2):105-9. doi: 10.1136/ip.2006.012906.

  PMID: 17446250 BACKGROUND

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MD Kanburoglu

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 21, 2012
• First Posted: July 30, 2012
• Study Start: June 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2012
• Study Completion: August 1, 2012
• Last Updated: August 17, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-08

Locations

TU (1)