@article{ref1,
title="Back seat safety belt use and child restraint seat use in Japan [conference abstract]",
journal="Injury prevention",
year="2021",
author="Ogasawara, Mellisa and Chiba, Atsuko and Kawauchi, Kie and Sorimachi, Yoshihide",
volume="27",
number="Suppl 2",
pages="A69 P4.007-A69 P4.007",
abstract="Virtual Pre-Conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase 2021 - Abstract Book - # P4.007  Background A national survey reported driver and front passenger seat belt use to be high in Japan, 98.9% and 95. 9% respectively in 2019. On the other hand, back seat safety belt use is alarmingly low at 39.2%. Child restraint seat (CRS) use has been mandatory since 2000, yet the survey reported the rate of use in 2019 to be only 70.5% for children under the age of 6. Additionally, the rate of use for 5-year-old children is dangerously low at 48%. The purpose of this study was to determine rear passenger seat belt use and CRS use on short-distance trips on local roads in a regional area of Japan.   Methods A cross-sectional survey using self-report questionnaires was performed at 78 nursery schools throughout Aomori prefecture. A descriptive analysis was performed on selected variables.   Results A total of 3021 valid responses (71.1% response rate) were returned. The number of respondents who always wore a seat belt traveling short-distance on local streets as a backseat passenger was significantly low (25.7%). Consistent CRS use on short trips using local roads was also considerably low with an average of 72.7%.   Conclusion Rear passenger seat belt use is very low, as is CRS use on short-distance trips on local roads in Aomori prefecture. Parents' seat belt use as a backseat passenger may be affecting their behavior toward CRS use.   Learning Outcomes Interventions to increase the protection of children as passengers may need to address parents' perceptions of rear-seat safety.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1353-8047",
doi="10.1136/injuryprev-2021-safety.210",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2021-safety.210"
}