TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Practice in child restraint system use among attendees of well-baby clinics in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
JO  - Journal of family medicine and primary care
A1  - Albishi, Alyaa M.
A1  - Alshaikh, Roaa A.
A1  - Alsulami, Aisha A.
A1  - Bardisi, Wedad M.
A1  - Alqurashi, Dhai A.
SP  - 512
EP  - 519
VL  - 11
IS  - 2
N2  - BACKGROUND: The systematic use of child restraint system (CRS) while driving has been promoted by the WHO to improve road safety. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: To assess the levels of practice in CRS use for children aged ≤5 years among mothers attending the Well-baby clinics and to explore the associated factors and attitudes. <br><br>METHODS AND MATERIAL: A cross-sectional study was conducted among mothers visiting the Well-baby clinics at five primary health care centers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, using a multistage stratified-cluster sampling. Practice in CRS was assessed by interviewing the participants regarding the availability of a CRS in their car, usage frequency for a child <5 years, and alternative child-sitting methods. Sociodemographic data, further road safety parameters, and attitudes were analyzed as independent factors of adequate practice using multivariate logistic regression. <br><br>RESULTS: Of the 192 included mothers, eight (4.2%) had a history of accident while driving with a child. Majority of the participants (62.5%) declared not having their cars equipped with a CRS and used inappropriate car-sitting methods. Of the 37.5% who had CRS in their cars, 27.1% declared using it always or frequently. Adequate practice in CRS was independently associated with mother's age (OR = 0.91, P = 0.09), low (OR = 0.10, P = 0.001) and moderate family income (OR = 0.23, P = 0.012), and the belief that CRS is not essential while driving with children (0.32, P = 0.023). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: There is inadequate practice in child road safety among families attending the Well-baby clinics in Western Saudi Arabia, which is associated with several misconceptions and negative attitudes towards the utility of CRS.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2249-4863
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1273_21
ID  - ref1
ER  -