Child safety restraint usage in Romania - an observational study design

Abstract

Background Romania presently has limited policies and capacity to prevent child and adolescent injuries but also little data to document the consequences of not using appropriate child passenger restraint. Our aim was to document child safety restraint use and identify factors associated with proper child restraint in a motor vehicle. Methods An observational study on child safety restraint was conducted in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, between 2013 and 2014. Observational sites included 38 schools and kindergartens …