Child safety seat knowledge among postpartum mothers in an urban setting.

Full Abstract

BACKGROUND:
To help direct future educational efforts, this study was conducted to assess the knowledge and attitudes relating to child safety seat use in an urban postpartum population.

METHODS:
An oral survey was administered to postpartum patients at two urban hospitals (one private and one public) to collect demographic information and to assess knowledge of proper use of a child safety seat.

RESULTS:
Mothers in the private hospital scored higher on knowledge assessment than those in the public hospital. The most important factors relating to knowledge were maternal education and reported previous child safety seat education, while having a previous child had no significant influence.

CONCLUSIONS:
In this urban setting, educational interventions are most needed in mothers with lower levels of education, and mothers with previous children should be included in such efforts. Additional investigation is needed to enhance infant safety for a large number of mothers who travel by public transportation.

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Author information

Author/s: Spanier, Adam J (AJ); Mercante, Donald (D); Barkemeyer, Brian M (BM);

Affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans 70112, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study

Journal: Southern medical journal (South Med J), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Sep; vol 95 (issue 9) : pp 1017-21

Dates: Created 2002/10/01; Completed 2002/10/16; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12356101, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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Adult
Female
Health Education
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Infant Equipment

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