DONT SHAKE THE BABY - THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A PREVENTION PROGRAM

被引:48
作者
SHOWERS, J
机构
[1] Ohio Research Institute on Child Abuse Prevention, a division of the League Against Child Abuse, Westerville, OH
关键词
SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; COLIC; ANTISHAKING CAMPAIGN; PREVENTION;
D O I
10.1016/0145-2134(92)90004-B
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
The suggestion has been made that a systematic approach to informing all parents of newborns about the dangers of shaking a baby is needed. The purpose of this study was to determine whether an educational campaign about the dangers of shaking a baby could influence parental knowledge, and would be perceived as helpful by new parents. A total of 15,708 parents of newborns in one urban county received a "Don't Shake the Baby" packet over a one year period. Moms ranged in age from 14 to 44 years, and 90% were white. A response postcard in the educational packet was returned by 3,293 parents (21%). More than three-fourths of respondents said the information was helpful to them, and 49% indicated that subsequent to reading the materials, they were less likely to shake their babies. Ninety-one percent said they thought other parents of newborns should read the material.
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页码:11 / 18
页数:8
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