Level of Knowledge and Habitual Concepts of Turkish Parents on Child Passenger Safety

August 16, 2012 updated by: Mehmet Kenan Kanburoglu, Fatih University

"Too Small for a Car Seat". An Unnoticed Obstacle to the Proper Use of Car Seats!

It is well known that traffic accidents are one of the major reasons for death in childhood. Unfortunately scientific and statistical data usually comes from developed countries. In this study, the investigators will try to evaluate Turkish families' knowledge on Child Passenger Safety, observe how they carry their babies in the car and investigated the reasons behind the undesired behaviors.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

98

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Ankara, Turkey, 06590
        • Fatih University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study will be done on mothers and fathers of babies brought to the first. control.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All families

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Families with premature or neurologically disabled babies.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Mother
study objectives to Mother only
Father
study objectives to Father only

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
test score
Time Frame: baseline
test score that measures the level of knowledge on child passenger safety by a 10 item questionnaire
baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of families using car seats properly
Time Frame: baseline

I will be evaluated in 4 categories:

Connecting the baby to the car seat properly, Connecting the car seat to the car properly, Using the rear facing, Placing the car seat to the center rear of the car.
baseline

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
reasons for not using car seat
Time Frame: baseline
face to face interview
baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Fatih University

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 21, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 27, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

July 30, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 17, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 16, 2012

Last Verified

August 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • B 30 2 FTH 0 20 00 00/136 (Other Identifier: Fatih University Scientific Research Projects)

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