Parental attitudes and family helmet use for all-terrain vehicles and bicycles

Injury Epidemiology
Cole WymoreCharles Jennissen

Abstract

Helmets prevent head trauma in both all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and bicycle crashes. This pilot study's objective was to compare family helmet use and participant attitudes regarding helmets for ATVs versus bicycles. A convenience sampling of adults attending a 2017 university-sponsored health fair who had at least one child < 18 years living at home were surveyed. Demographics, frequency of helmet use, and information about factors influencing helmet use were collected. Descriptive (frequencies) and bivariate (Fisher's exact test) analyses were performed. Qualitative themes of written responses were also examined. Subjects (N = 98) were 26-57 years old (mean 40 years). Three-quarters (76%) were female. The percentage always wearing a helmet riding bicycles was 63% (subjects), 58% (spouses/partners), and 51% (children), compared to 11, 14 and 37% on ATVs, respectively. Moreover, the percentage never wearing a helmet while on an ATV was 68% for subjects, 71% for spouses, and 47% for children. Despite helmet use differences between bicycles and ATVs, the importance of children wearing a helmet on these vehicles was rated highly and equally important, 9.28 and 9.58 on a 1-10 scale, respectively. Higher proportions of subjects' oldes...Continue Reading

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