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

Too Small for a Car Seat. An Unnoticed Obstacle to the Proper Use of Car Seats!

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01652274

Enrollment

Registered

2012-07-30

Start date

2012-06-30

Completion date

2012-08-31

Last updated

2012-08-17

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Conditions

Accidents, Traffic, Equipment Safety

Keywords

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

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.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* All families

Exclusion criteria

* Families with premature or neurologically disabled babies.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
test score	baseline	test score that measures the level of knowledge on child passenger safety by a 10 item questionnaire

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Number of families using car seats properly	baseline	I will be evaluated in 4 categories: Connecting the baby to the car seat properly, Connecting the car seat to the car properly, Using the rear facing, Placing the car seat to the center rear of the car.

Other

Measure	Time frame	Description
reasons for not using car seat	baseline	face to face interview

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results