@article{ref1,
title="Bicycle helmet campaigns and head injuries among children. Does poverty matter?",
journal="Journal of epidemiology and community health",
year="2003",
author="Vaez, Marjan and Laflamme, Lucie and Farley, Céline",
volume="57",
number="9",
pages="668-672",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of a community based bicycle helmet programme aimed at children aged 5-12 years (about 140,000) from poor and well off municipalities. METHODS: A quasi-experimental design, including a control group, was used. Changes in the risk of bicycle related head injuries leading to hospitalisation were measured, using rates ratios. RESULTS: Reductions in bicycle related head injuries were registered in both categories of municipalities. Compared with the pre-programme period, the protective effect of the programme during the post-programme period was as significant among children from poor municipalities (RR= 0.45 95%CI 0.26 to 0.78) as among those from richer municipalities (RR=0.55 95%CI 0.41 to 0.75). CONCLUSION: Population based educational programmes may have a favourable impact on injury risks in poor areas despite lower adoption of protective behaviours.",
language="",
issn="0143-005X",
doi="10.1136/jech.57.9.668",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.57.9.668"
}