The National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
Department of Chronic and Non-Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen Center for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen 518020, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Apr 1;17(7):2405. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17072405.
The death of child passengers was one of the leading causes of death among children fatally injured on roads in China. Child restraint can effectively protect child passengers. Mandatory child restraint law has been enacted locally in Shanghai and Shenzhen, two major cities in China. In order to understand the public attitude on national legislation in these cities, we conducted a cross-sectional survey with a sample of parents/caregivers with a child aged 0-6 years and own private car from Shanghai and Shenzhen. We used descriptive statistics to describe the distribution of parental awareness and attitudes towards the legislation of child restraint. There were less than 50% parents who were aware of the local legislation of child restraint use. Even though only around 20% of parents were able to respond accurately to the age standard in legislation, among those who knew of the legislation, most of the parents understood that the law had enforcement measures. More than 70% of parents supported the national legislation of child restraint use, and, among them, around 70% supported enforcement and punishment. Thus, the study provided supportive evidence for national legislation, but it also put forward that the work of popularizing law should be strengthened.
儿童乘客死亡是中国道路上儿童致命伤害的主要原因之一。儿童约束装置可以有效保护儿童乘客。上海和深圳这两个中国的主要城市已经颁布了强制性的儿童约束装置使用法规。为了了解这些城市公众对国家立法的态度，我们对来自上海和深圳的、有 0-6 岁儿童且拥有私家车的父母/看护人进行了横断面调查。我们使用描述性统计方法描述了父母对儿童约束装置立法的认知和态度的分布情况。不到 50%的父母了解当地的儿童约束装置使用法规。即使只有大约 20%的父母能够准确回应立法中的年龄标准，但在了解法规的父母中，大多数人都知道该法规有执行措施。超过 70%的父母支持国家关于儿童约束装置使用的立法，其中约 70%的人支持实施和处罚。因此，该研究为国家立法提供了支持性证据，但也提出应加强法律普及工作。
