Overloaded and unrestrained: A qualitative study with local experts exploring factors affecting child car restraint use in Cape Town, South Africa Hunter, K., Bestman, Amy, Dodd, M., Prinsloo, M., Mtambeka, P., van As, S. and Peden, M.M. 2020, Overloaded and unrestrained: A qualitative study with local experts exploring factors affecting child car restraint use in Cape Town, South Africa, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 17, no. 14, pp. 1-13, doi: 10.3390/ijerph17144974. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Overloaded and unrestrained: A qualitative study with local experts exploring factors affecting child car restraint use in Cape Town, South Africa Author(s) Hunter, K. Bestman, Amy orcid.org/0000-0003-1269-2123 Dodd, M. Prinsloo, M. Mtambeka, P. van As, S. Peden, M.M. Journal name International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume number 17 Issue number 14 Article ID 4974 Start page 1 End page 13 Total pages 13 Publisher MDPI Place of publication Basel, Switzerland Publication date 2020 ISSN 1661-7827 1660-4601 Keyword(s) Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Environmental Sciences Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Environmental Sciences & Ecology passenger restraint qualitative child injury SAFETY INCREASE NEED Summary (1) Background: Children in South Africa experience significant impacts from road injury due to the high frequency of road crashes and the low uptake of road safety measures (including the use of appropriate child restraints). The current study aimed to assess the feasibility of a child restraint program and to describe factors influencing child restraint use from the perspectives of clinicians, representatives of non-government agencies, and academics in Cape Town, South Africa. (2) Methods: Qualitative interviews were conducted with 13 experts from government, academic and clinical backgrounds. Findings were analyzed using the COM-B component of the Behaviour Change Wheel and were grouped by the layers of the social-ecological model (individual, relational, community and societal). (COM-B is a framework to explain behaviour change which has three key components; capability, opportunity and motivation), (3) Results: Experts believed that there was a need for a child restraint program that should be staged and multifactorial. Participants described knowledge gaps, perceptions of risk, mixed motivations and limited enforcement of child restraint legislation as key influences of restraint use. (4) Conclusions: The results demonstrate potential areas on which to focus interventions to increase child restraint use in Cape Town, South Africa. However, this will require a coordinated and consistent response across stakeholder groups. Language eng DOI 10.3390/ijerph17144974 Indigenous content off HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30141684 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health Population Health Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 11 Sep 2020, 14:44:47 EST Sat, 12 Sep 2020, 05:01:11 EST Sat, 10 Oct 2020, 05:03:33 EST Tue, 13 Oct 2020, 12:56:59 EST Tue, 13 Oct 2020, 12:58:56 EST Sun, 25 Oct 2020, 05:35:26 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 10 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 11 Sep 2020, 14:44:47 EST

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