Increasing the Use of Child Restraints in Motor Vehicles in a Hispanic Neighborhood

Istre, Gregory R.; McCoy, Mary A; Womack, K N; Fanning, Linda; Dekat, Laurette; Stowe, Martha

doi:10.2105/ajph.92.7.1096

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“…Four studies were designed with selected control communities matched on demographic characteristics (Ebel et al, 2003;Guyer et al, 1989;Davidson et al, 1994;Decina et al, 1994) two studies compared the results from the intervention community to the rest of the geographical region (Istre et al, 2002) or country (Ekman et al, 2001) and a further two studies were designed with the intervention community acting as an historical control (Durkin et al, 1999;Roberts et al, 1988). Meta-analysis was not possible due to the diversity of the independent and outcome variables in each of the studies reviewed.…”

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“…Another study showed the same reduction in the control community injury rates as the intervention community (Davidson et al, 1994). Limitations in the evaluation methodology (Istre et al, 2002;Ekman et al, 2001) or conflicting results (Ebel et al, 2003;Decina et al, 1994) for the other four programs require their results to be interpreted with caution.…”

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“…In addition, the outcome data used to calculate the incidence measures could have included hospital admissions for children injured in motor vehicle accidents who were restrained. Istre et al (2002) evaluated a specifically tailored program using a safe communities approach to promote use of child car restraints in a low-income high-risk ethnic community in Dallas, Texas and then compared post campaign car restraint use to the rest of Dallas (Istre et al, 2002). Whilst the use of car restraints increased post campaign, outcomes were measured based on attendees at a health care center and selected day care centers and grocery stores.…”

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“…The mandatory use of CSRS is an important legal factor but it is not enough for compliance. 6,7,11,18,19,24 Given low rates of CSRS use associated to slightly low rates of seat belt use by the drivers and the recent implementation of specific CSRS legislation, CSRS use is a challenge to preventive medicine in Brazil, requiring action focusing on raising awareness of safety transportation rules for children. Further studies are needed for developing strategies to promote CSRS use as a way to prevent injuries and deaths in children passengers of vehicles.…”

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Utilização de assentos de segurança por crianças matriculadas em creches

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OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of child safety restraint use and factors associated. METHODS:Observational cross-sectional study using a stratified sampling conducted in the city of Maringá, Southern Brazil, between March and May 2007. Each day care center was visited at one day only. The outcome was use of child safety restraints by children under four. Vehicles (N=301) driving children under four were approached and information was collected using semistructured questionnaires. Variables regarding child and adult seat distribution, use of safety restraints by occupants and driver's gender were analyzed. Data analyses included Fisher's exact test, Mantel-Haenszel chi-square test, and logistic regression. RESULTS:Of the drivers approached, 51.8% were using seat belts (60.4% among women, 44.9% among men). Among children, 36.1% were using child safety seats, 45.4% were unrestrained during traveling, 16.0% were seated on an adult lap, and 2.7% were using seat belts. The logistic regression showed the following factors affecting child safety restraint use: child age under 15 months (OR = 3.76); seat belt use by the driver (OR = 2.45); and children from sociooccupational condition with higher income and education (OR = 1.37). CONCLUSIONS:Child safety restraint use was associated to child age, seat belt use by the driver, and socio-occupational condition of day care centers. The finding of low rates of child safety restraint use poses a challenge to preventive medicine in Brazil, requiring attention and action to promote its widespread use.

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“…Based on this research, interventions have been aimed at trying to increase the use of child restraints in motor vehicles in Latino communities. The most successful interventions, conducted in Spanish and English, incorporated child safety seats into the local culture and community by utilizing church leaders and Latino police and community workers and did not require a payment if the family could not afford it (52).…”

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Assuring the Health of Immigrants: What the Leading Health Indicators Tell Us

Kandula

Kersey

Lurie

2004

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Over the past 20 years, the United States has experienced one of the largest waves of immigration in its history. Understanding the health status and needs of immigrants is important because of their growing numbers and their contribution to the health of the nation, but it is challenging because of gaps in national databases, the heterogeneity of immigrant populations, and uncertainty about how migration affects health. Healthy People 2010 outlines the nation's public health objectives for the current decade. It includes ten leading health indicators (LHIs) chosen because of their importance as public health issues, their ability to motivate action, and the availability of data to measure their progress. In this paper, we discuss the health of immigrants from the perspective of these LHIs, as they provide a framework for anticipating some of the future health needs of immigrants and help define priority areas for research and action. INTRODUCTIONOver the past 20 years, the United States has experienced one of the largest waves of immigration in its history. Understanding the health status and needs of immigrants is important because of their growing numbers and their contribution to the health of the nation, but it is challenging because of gaps in national databases, the heterogeneity of immigrant populations, and uncertainty about how migration affects health. The health status and health needs of immigrants are poorly understood. Until recently, most health research did not collect data on nativity and immigration status. When immigration status was collected, many studies grouped all Asians or Latinos together, despite marked differences within subgroups with respect to culture, socioeconomic status, health status, and patterns of immigration.The effect of immigration on health is controversial. Some studies have shown that immigrants enjoy superior health compared to the U.S. born, despite higher 358KANDULA KERSEY LURIE rates of poverty and poorer access to health care (1,23,100,102). Others find that some groups experience much higher rates of disease and poor health than previously suspected (36,101,112). As immigrants adopt traditional American health behaviors over time, their health status begins to converge with that of the general U.S. population (20,63,66,90,96,101,112). Yet the literature on how acculturation affects health is often difficult to interpret because there are few validated and consistent measures of acculturation (57). Data on immigrant health status are also often difficult to interpret because of uncertain impact of selection biases [e.g., immigrants to the United States may represent the most healthy and motivated individuals, thus able to make the long journey to the United States (1, 34); they live healthier lifestyles, with fewer risk-taking behaviors and better diets (57); and they return to their native country prior to dying and therefore are not counted in U.S. death records or vital statistics (57)]. Healthy People 2010 outlines the nation's public health objecti...

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Increasing the Use of Child Restraints in Motor Vehicles in a Hispanic Neighborhood

Cited by 46 publications

References 14 publications

Community-based programs to promote car seat restraints in children 0–16 years – a systematic review

Community-based programs to promote car seat restraints in children 0–16 years – a systematic review

Utilização de assentos de segurança por crianças matriculadas em creches

Assuring the Health of Immigrants: What the Leading Health Indicators Tell Us

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