TY - JOUR PY - 2010// TI - A comparison of self-report and direct observation of booster seat use in Latino families JO - Injury prevention A1 - Quistberg, Duane Alexander A1 - Lozano, Paula A1 - Mack, Christopher D. A1 - Schwartz, Rachel A1 - Ebel, Beth E. SP - 225 EP - 229 VL - 16 IS - 4 N2 - OBJECTIVE: To develop a reliable self-report tool for measuring child booster seat use among Latino families.

DESIGN: Cross-sectional and observational survey of a convenience sample. SETTING: Five retail stores in King County, Washington. PARTICIPANTS: 50 parents of children 4-8 years old that self-identified as Latino or Hispanic. MAIN EXPOSURES: Parent-reported measures of how often the child uses a booster seat, if the child used a booster seat on the last trip, how often the child complains about using a booster seat, how often the child asks to not use a booster seat, and how often other families they know use a booster seat. OUTCOME MEASURE: Observed booster seat use by child.

RESULTS: 26 children (52%) were observed using a booster seat. Parent-reported booster seat use was a poor predictor of observed booster seat use. Although 34 parents reported that their child 'always' uses a booster seat, 8 (24%) of these children were not using a booster seat. A logistic model to predict booster seat use had a sensitivity of 81% and a specificity of 71%, and misclassified 24% of the participants' observed use.

CONCLUSIONS: Reliance on parent-reported booster seat use significantly overstated observed booster seat use in the study. Among this study population, accurate determination of booster seat use required direct observation.

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LA - en SN - 1353-8047 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2009.025338 ID - ref1 ER -