Abstract
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.
Highlights
IntroductionIn China, road traffic injuries are the second leading cause of death in children aged 1–14 years old [2]
Child injury has become a public health issue attracting widespread concern in the world [1].In China, road traffic injuries are the second leading cause of death in children aged 1–14 years old [2].Among those children who were killed in various modes of transport on the road, the majority were child pedestrian and child passengers [3]
Through the investigation in the two cities in Shenzhen), around 25% of the parents supported deduction on violation behavior
Summary
In China, road traffic injuries are the second leading cause of death in children aged 1–14 years old [2]. Among those children who were killed in various modes of transport on the road, the majority were child pedestrian and child passengers [3]. Even though a national mandatory child restraint law has not been enacted yet in China, some provincial- or city-level regulations have been put in place [10,11,12]. This includes the cities of Shanghai and Shenzhen
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