Child Restraint with Lifestyle in Thailand: A case study of

KhonKaen Province

Suwanna Thadapipat, Sukonrat Chanvirat KhonKaen Hospital

Background:

Road traffic accidents is the second most common cause of death among Thai children after drowning.

There is very little use of child restraint in Thailand.

Therefore, we were established the promotion of child restraint use among postpartum.

Objectives:

1) To study the problem of child restraint use.

2) To build participation focuses on promoting child restraint use and child safety.

Methods:

Methods: The participation action research (PAR) was

conducted during November 2014 to April 2015.

Methods:

The process of implementation consists of four steps;

1) collecting data; basic data, comments and lifestyle of child restraint use

2) organized the practical training in the use of child restraint and user manuals

- ติดตั้งเบาะนิรภยัในรถยนตผู์เ้ขา้ร่วมฝึกอบรม

3) support and distribution of child restraint to volunteer after birth

4) organized the meeting for knowledge exchange, monitoring and evaluation via telephone every 2 months.

Results:

participating parents agreed that the use of child restraint fits the lifestyle in Thailand

Before the training

After the training 2 mo 6 mo

percent percent percent

Agreed 13.3 0 0

Not agreed 80.0 84.6 76.9 uncertained 6.7 15.4 23.1

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0

Results:

“สะดวกสบายในการเดินทางและลกูปลอดภยั”

“ไมต้่องกงัวลความปลอดภยัของเดก็เวลาไปไหน”

“เวลาเดินทางมัน่ใจในการเดินทาง”

Results:

“Safety and comfortable during travel

Don’t worry about child safety on the road

Travel with confidence”

Results:

90% of participating parents have used the child restraint continuously child safety,

comfort,

decreased anxiety

Participations have aware about child restraint. However, they didn't use the child restraint always. Because:

Using the car with another person

Grandparent wanted holding a child.

Children had crying during use child restraint.

The important factor that influence purchasing decisions a child restraint is the price of product.

Results:

“I will buy, but it’s very expensive. The neighbors want use child restraint, then they known the price. They can’t buy it.

And if the price is decline, they aren’t sure for buying, because they have the cost in our life

Conclusions:

Participation of knowledge exchange among participants, who have the same experience leading to improving and supporting good cognitive behavior

Conclusions:

public participation to raise awareness of child safety.

Thank you for your attention