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- IRMS - Nicolae Testemitanu SUMPh
- 2. FACULTATEA DE MEDICINĂ nr.1 / FACULTY OF MEDICINE nr.1
- Departamentul Medicină Preventivă
- ARTICOLE ȘTIINȚIFICE
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12710/23601
Title: | Child safety restraint patterns in Moldova |
Authors: | Cazacu-Stratu, Angela Varga, Nane-Katharina Cociu, Svetlana Dulf, Diana Peek-Asa, Corinne |
Keywords: | safety restraints;children;driver;motor vehicle occupant;road injury prevention;surveillance |
Issue Date: | 2022 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group, LLC |
Citation: | 1. CAZACU-STRATU, Angela, VARGA, Nane-Katharina, COCIU, Svetlana, DULF, Diana, PEEK-ASA, Corinne. Child safety restraint pattern’s in Moldova. In: Traffic Injury Prevention. 2022, vol. 23, no 8, pp. 483-487. DOI:10.1080/15389588.2022.2106476 |
Abstract: | ABSTRACT
Objective: The Republic of Moldova has one of the European region’s highest road traffic injury
rates and also has an increase in motorization and exposure of children as vehicle passengers. This
study describes child restraint use, and parents’ knowledge and attitudes toward child restraint
based on observations in Chisinau, the country’s capital and largest city. The study aims to describe
the use of child restraints and to compare data with existing standards of good practice.
Methods: An observational study on child safety restraint use was conducted in 2018.
Observational sites included 22 early education institutions, where drivers (n¼611) and child passengers
(n¼710) were observed. Observations were conducted as motor vehicles parked or pulled
to a stop near the early education institutions and included a driver survey on knowledge and
attitudes toward restraint legislation and child safety behavior.
Results: Of the 710 child passengers observed, 462 (65.1%) were appropriately restrained, 145
(20.4%) were seated in restraints inappropriate for the child and 103 (14.5%) of children were
unrestrained. Younger children (0-3 year-old) were 7 times more likely to be properly restrained
compared with children with ages between 4 and 6 (OR 1.92, 95% CI 1.15 to 3.22). Two-thirds out
of 609 observed drivers with full study data, N¼431 (70,8%), knew about the mandatory legislation
on using child safety restraints in the Republic of Moldova. The drivers using child safety
restraints responded that they used them because of their safety features, and the major reason
for nonuse was high price/affordability.
Conclusion: This study, the first to document child safety restraint use among children, indicates
that much progress has been made, in that the majority of children are restrained and most drivers
of children are aware of safety policies. However, progress can be made to increase knowledge
and motivation to safely transport children, and to ensure safety seats are affordable and available.
These data will be an important foundation on which to advocate for increased safety activities,
child restraint policies, educational approaches in Moldova and to monitor progress over time. |
URI: | DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2022.2106476 http://repository.usmf.md/handle/20.500.12710/23601 |
ISSN: | 2004-3082 |
Appears in Collections: | ARTICOLE ȘTIINȚIFICE
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