Parental safety-related knowledge and practices associated with visiting a mobile safety center in a low-income urban population.
A mobile safety center (MSC) provided education and reduced-cost safety products to low-income urban families. We evaluated uptake of this service under 3 different conditions, and safety-related knowledge and behavior associated with visiting the MSC among 210 families. Utilization varied widely under the 3 different conditions. At follow-up, MSC visitors scored slightly higher on a knowledge test than nonvisitors and improved more in reported car safety seat use, but did not differ in observed safety product use. This study provides very modest evidence of a positive impact of the MSC when its services are provided at a community health center.
Bulzacchelli
Maria T
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Center for Injury Research and Policy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. bulzacchelli@schoolph.umass.edu
Gielen
Andrea Carlson
AC
Shields
Wendy C
WC
McDonald
Eileen M
EM
Frattaroli
Shannon
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D000056:Accident Prevention / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D012449:Safety / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*