Table 5 Factors associated with public knowledge regarding child car seats in Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Factors | Knowledge level | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor | Good | |||||
No | % | No | % | |||
Age in years | 18–20 | 27 | 93.1% | 2 | 6.9% | .007* |
21–30 | 118 | 68.6% | 54 | 31.4% | ||
31–40 | 135 | 66.8% | 67 | 33.2% | ||
> 40 | 67 | 79.8% | 17 | 20.2% | ||
Gender | Male | 152 | 79.2% | 40 | 20.8% | .002* |
Female | 195 | 66.1% | 100 | 33.9% | ||
Nationality | Saudi | 306 | 70.8% | 126 | 29.2% | 0.567 |
Non-Saudi | 41 | 74.5% | 14 | 25.5% | ||
Educational level | Secondary/below | 46 | 92.0% | 4 | 8.0% | .001* |
Bachelor/diplome | 247 | 70.2% | 105 | 29.8% | ||
Post-graduate | 54 | 63.5% | 31 | 36.5% | ||
Monthly income | < 5000 SR | 55 | 79.7% | 14 | 20.3% | .017* |
5000–10,000 SR | 118 | 75.6% | 38 | 24.4% | ||
11,000–20,000 SR | 136 | 69.4% | 60 | 30.6% | ||
> 20,000 SR | 38 | 57.6% | 28 | 42.4% | ||
Children less than 3 years | No children | 101 | 65.6% | 53 | 34.4% | .003*$ |
1 child | 140 | 70.7% | 58 | 29.3% | ||
2 children | 51 | 68.0% | 24 | 32.0% | ||
3 children | 28 | 96.6% | 1 | 3.4% | ||
> 3 children | 27 | 87.1% | 4 | 12.9% | ||
Children aged 4–7 years | No children | 113 | 69.8% | 49 | 30.2% | 0.294$ |
1 child | 102 | 67.5% | 49 | 32.5% | ||
2 children | 81 | 72.3% | 31 | 27.7% | ||
3 children | 31 | 81.6% | 7 | 18.4% | ||
> 3 children | 20 | 83.3% | 4 | 16.7% | ||
Children aged 8–12 years | No children | 130 | 59.6% | 88 | 40.4% | .001* |
1 child | 79 | 75.2% | 26 | 24.8% | ||
2 children | 65 | 82.3% | 14 | 17.7% | ||
3 children | 36 | 85.7% | 6 | 14.3% | ||
> 3 children | 37 | 86.0% | 6 | 14.0% | ||
Did you know that there has been an irregularity of about 300–500 Saudi Riyal for children under 10 years and sitting in the front seat/not using child car seats in Saudi Arabia? | Yes, I know, and I knew how much it is | 65 | 60.2% | 43 | 39.8% | .001* |
Yes, I know, but I didn’t know how much | 172 | 68.3% | 80 | 31.7% | ||
No, I don’t know | 110 | 86.6% | 17 | 13.4% | ||
Do you know that there has been an irregularity of about 150–300 Saudi Riyal if a child is not using the seat belt in Saudi Arabia? | Yes, I know, and I knew how much it is | 74 | 65.5% | 39 | 34.5% | .001* |
Yes, I know, but I didn’t know how much | 143 | 66.2% | 73 | 33.8% | ||
No, I don’t know | 130 | 82.3% | 28 | 17.7% | ||
Do you use a child car safety seat? | Yes | 175 | 59.7% | 118 | 40.3% | .001* |
No | 172 | 88.7% | 22 | 11.3% | ||