RESUMEN

The use of restraints in motor vehicles is less common in minority and low-income populations than in the general population. A preliminary survey of Hispanic preschool-aged children in west Dallas, Tex, conducted in 1997 showed much lower child restraint use (19% of those surveyed) than among preschool children of all races in the rest of the city (62%). Because there are few reports of successful programs to increase child restraint use among Hispanics, we undertook to implement and evaluate such a program. The program was conducted by bilingual staff and was tailored for this community. It was successful in increasing both child restraint use and driver seat belt use.

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Actitud Frente a la Salud/etnología , Conducción de Automóvil/estadística & datos numéricos , Centros Comunitarios de Salud/organización & administración , Educación en Salud/organización & administración , Hispánicos o Latinos/estadística & datos numéricos , Equipo Infantil/estadística & datos numéricos , Preescolar , Recolección de Datos , Hispánicos o Latinos/psicología , Humanos , Lactante , Equipo Infantil/provisión & distribución , Desarrollo de Programa , Evaluación de Programas y Proyectos de Salud , Texas