Child Seating Position and Restraint Use in the Ibadan Metropolis, South Western Nigeria

In order to reduce motor vehicle crash injuries among children, different measures, many not universally adhered to, have been developed, including using age-appropriate restraints and placing children in rear vehicle seats. In southwestern Nigeria's Ibadan metropolis, child seating position and restraint use is described through this cross-sectional, observational study. In 3 of the metropolis' 5 Local Government Areas, selected primary school gates were used for observation. Collected data encompassed 440 vehicles carrying 796 children. There was 48% restraint use among drivers and 4.1% among children. Eighty six (38.6%) of the 223 (28%) children aged 0-13 years seated in the front of vehicle were aged 1-4 years. Of restrained drivers, 48.3% had at least one child seated in the front of the vehicle, as opposed to 47.6% of unrestrained drivers. When the rear seat was unoccupied, it was more likely that children would be seated in the front of the vehicle. When riding with a restrained driver, children also were more likely to be restrained. In the Ibadan metropolis, multidisciplinary action geared toward child passenger safety practice improvement is urgently needed. In ensuring child safety in motor vehicles, available affordable child restraints, health education, and legislation will go a long way.

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• Authors:
  • Sangowawa, Adesola
  • Ekanem, Simeon
  • Alagh, Ben
  • Ebong, Idang
  • Faseru, Babalola
  • Uchendu, Obioma
  • Adekunle, Babatunde
  • Shaahu, Vivian
  • Fajola, Akinwunmi
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 37-49
• Serial:
  • African Safety Promotion
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: University of South Africa
  • ISSN: 1728-774X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Child restraint systems; Children; Crash injuries; Crash injury research; Drivers; Front seat occupants; Manual safety belts; Policy, legislation and regulation; Rear seat occupants; Safety; Seat belts; Vehicle occupants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Health education; Seating position
• Geographic Terms: Nigeria
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01080388
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 2007 6:39AM