Increasing the use of child restraints in motor vehicles in a Hispanic neighborhood.
The use of restraints in motor vehicles is less common in minority and low-income populations than in the general population. A preliminary survey of Hispanic preschool-aged children in west Dallas, Tex, conducted in 1997 showed much lower child restraint use (19% of those surveyed) than among preschool children of all races in the rest of the city (62%). Because there are few reports of successful programs to increase child restraint use among Hispanics, we undertook to implement and evaluate such a program. The program was conducted by bilingual staff and was tailored for this community. It was successful in increasing both child restraint use and driver seat belt use.
Istre
Gregory R
GR
Injury Prevention of Greater Dallas, Dallas, TX 75235, USA.
McCoy
Mary A
MA
Womack
Katie N
KN
Fanning
Linda
L
Dekat
Laurette
L
Stowe
Martha
M
D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003625:Data Collection; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015370:Infant Equipment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013781:Texas