Rivara F P, Bennett E, Crispin B, Kruger K, Ebel B, Sarewitz A
Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center and Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle 98104, USA. fpr@.washington.edu
Inj Prev. 2001 Sep;7(3):210-3. doi: 10.1136/ip.7.3.210.
To explore parental knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and barriers to use of booster seats in cars for 4-8 year old children.
Three focus groups conducted by a professional marketing firm. Results-Many parents were confused about the appropriate weight and age of children who should be in booster seats; most parents incorrectly identified the age at which it was safe to use a lap-shoulder belt. Legislation was viewed as a positive factor in encouraging use. Cost of seats was frequently cited as a barrier to ownership, as were child resistance, peer pressure from older children, the need to accommodate other children in the vehicle, and the belief that a lap belt was adequate. Messages from health care providers, emergency medical services, or law enforcement personnel were believed to be most effective.
Campaigns to promote booster seat use should address issues of knowledge about appropriate age and size of the child, cost, inadequacy of lap belts, and resistance to use by the child.
探讨父母对于4至8岁儿童在汽车中使用增高座椅的知识、态度、观念及使用障碍。
由一家专业营销公司组织了三个焦点小组。结果——许多父母对适合使用增高座椅的儿童的合适体重和年龄感到困惑；大多数父母错误地认定了使用安全带时安全的年龄。立法被视为鼓励使用增高座椅的一个积极因素。座椅成本经常被提及是拥有增高座椅的一个障碍，儿童的抵触情绪、年长儿童的同伴压力、车辆中需搭载其他儿童以及认为仅使用安全带就足够的观念也是障碍。来自医疗保健提供者、紧急医疗服务或执法人员的信息被认为最具效力。
推广增高座椅使用的活动应解决关于儿童合适年龄和尺寸的知识、成本、安全带的不足以及儿童对使用的抵触等问题。
