Child safety seat usage errors in under-4s.
OBJECTIVE
To analyze child safety seat usage errors among children enrolled at daycare.


METHODS
This was a cross-sectional, observational study with prospective data collection and a retrospective analytical axis.


RESULTS
Overall, 42.7% of the children studied were in incorrectly used seats. A logistic regression model showed that the likelihood of usage errors was higher if there were two or more children in the vehicle (odds ratio = 5.10, p = 0.007) and was dependent on parents' educational level and income (medium income and educational level: odds ratio = 7.00, p = 0.003; low income and educational level: odds ratio = 3.40, p = 0.03).


CONCLUSIONS
The results of this study are in line with findings reported in international publications.
Departamento de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. sergiolopes.uem@gmail.com
Sergio Ricardo Lopes de
SR
Oliveira
Cláudio
C
Leone
Maria Dalva Barros
MD
Carvalho
Rosângela Getirana
RG
Santana
Ludmila Elaine
LE
Lüders
Fernanda Cabrera
FC
Oliveira
D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000592:standards*; D001938:Brazil; D002656:Child Day Care Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057207:Child Restraint Systems / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D012449:Safety; D018401:Sample Size