DiGuiseppi C G, Rivara F P, Koepsell T D
Children's National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC.
Am J Dis Child. 1990 Jan;144(1):83-6. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1990.02150250093041.
To identify attitudes toward bicycle helmet ownership and use, questionnaires were sent to parents of 2178 third-graders; 1057 (48.5%) returned valid responses. Of 931 children who had bicycles, 24% owned helmets, but only 56% of children who owned helmets wore them. Helmet ownership, but not use, was associated with higher parental education. Fifty-one percent of 704 parents of bicycle owners who had not purchased helmets said they had never thought of it, 29% thought helmets were too costly, and 20% felt their children would not wear them. Of 792 children who did not wear helmets, 25% said they did not wear them because their friends did not; 22% never thought about wearing helmets; and 16% found them uncomfortable. Efforts to increase the wearing of helmets should address helmet design, awareness, peer pressure, and cost.
为了确定对自行车头盔拥有和使用的态度，向2178名三年级学生的家长发放了问卷；1057名（48.5%）家长给出了有效回复。在931名拥有自行车的儿童中，24%拥有头盔，但在拥有头盔的儿童中，只有56%会佩戴头盔。头盔的拥有情况而非使用情况与家长的高学历有关。在704名拥有自行车但未购买头盔的儿童的家长中，51%表示他们从未想过购买头盔，29%认为头盔太贵，20%觉得他们的孩子不会佩戴头盔。在792名未佩戴头盔的儿童中，25%表示他们不戴头盔是因为朋友不戴；22%从未考虑过戴头盔；16%觉得头盔戴着不舒服。提高头盔佩戴率的努力应涉及头盔设计、意识、同伴压力和成本等方面。
