Use of automobile restraining devices for infants.
Use of crash-tested and approved restraining devices for infants was studied in relationship to parents' locus of control, knowledge scores, and demographic data. Of 66 mothers who provided complete data, 19 (29 percent) owned and made proper use of the devices. Thirty-four mothers (52 percent) owned devices but did not use them properly.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001336:Automobiles; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*