Citation

Istre GR, McCoy MA, Womack KN, Fanning L, Dekat L, Stowe M. Am. J. Public Health 2002; 92(7): 1096-1099.

Affiliation

Injury Prevention of Greater Dallas, Dallas, TX 75235, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12084687

PMCID

PMC3222280

Abstract

The use of restraints in motor vehicles is less common in minority and low-income populations than in the general population. A preliminary survey of Hispanic preschool-aged children in west Dallas, Tex, conducted in 1997 showed much lower child restraint use (19% of those surveyed) than among preschool children of all races in the rest of the city (62%). Because there are few reports of successful programs to increase child restraint use among Hispanics, we undertook to implement and evaluate such a program. The program was conducted by bilingual staff and was tailored for this community. It was successful in increasing both child restraint use and driver seat belt use.

Language: en