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Siddiqui E, Afzal B, Kazi G, et al. Factors behind not using child restrain(t) among hospital employees and general population: A case control study. World J Emerg Med. 2017;8(4):269-275doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2017.04.004.
Siddiqui, E., Afzal, B., Kazi, G., Feroz, A., Naeem, R., Mansoor, T., Allana, A., Siddiqui, S., & Siddiqui, Z. (2017). Factors behind not using child restrain(t) among hospital employees and general population: A case control study. World journal of emergency medicine, 8(4), 269-275. https://doi.org/10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2017.04.004
Siddiqui, Emad, et al. "Factors behind not using child restrain(t) among hospital employees and general population: A case control study." World journal of emergency medicine vol. 8,4 (2017): 269-275. doi: https://doi.org/10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2017.04.004
Siddiqui E, Afzal B, Kazi G, Feroz A, Naeem R, Mansoor T, Allana A, Siddiqui S, Siddiqui Z. Factors behind not using child restrain(t) among hospital employees and general population: A case control study. World J Emerg Med. 2017;8(4):269-275. doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2017.04.004. PMID: 29123604; PMCID: PMC5675967.
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World J Emerg Med. 2017;8(4):269-275. doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2017.04.004.

Factors behind not using child restrain(t) among hospital employees and general population: A case control study.

World journal of emergency medicine

Emad Siddiqui, Badar Afzal, Ghazala Kazi, Asher Feroz, Rubaba Naeem, Tarab Mansoor, Ahreen Allana, Saif Siddiqui, Zain Siddiqui

Affiliations

  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.

PMID: 29123604 PMCID: PMC5675967 DOI: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2017.04.004

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Motor vehicle crash (MVC) related injury has been identified as a major public health concern. Child restrain (CR) seat belts can minimize the mortality and morbidity from MVC. The use for seat belts is substantially low in developing countries like Pakistan even though its use has been shown to decrease morbidity and mortality by a significant extent.

METHODS: This was a case control study with cases from the general population (GP) and controls from the Aga Khan University (AKU) employees in a 3:1 ratio. The study questionnaire was based on parameters like gender, education level, awareness and presence of CR and also assessed the frequency of usage, reasons for not using CR and the source of knowledge regarding CR use.

RESULTS: Out of 848 respondents, 212 were from AKU and 636 were from the GP. 96.7% from AKU had at least a bachelor's degree while less than half (42.6%) of those from the GP were graduate or above (

CONCLUSION: Most motor vehicle related injuries in children can be prevented or their severity may be reduced by the use of appropriate child restraint seat belts.

Keywords: Child restrain; Injury; Pakistan; Seat belt

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest: Each author of this manuscript does not have any conflict of interest.

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