Publications by authors named "Tania Haidar"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to see how well parents in London, Ontario, were using child car seats and whether they felt confident about installing them.
- They checked 96 car seats and found only 29% were put in correctly and sent out a survey to parents about their confidence in installing seats.
- Results showed parents felt pretty confident, especially if they only had to install one car seat, but there’s still a need to learn why many aren't using the seats correctly even if they feel sure about it.
Background: Cell phone use while driving (CPWD) increases the risk of crashing and is a major contributor to injuries and deaths. The objective of this study was to describe the evaluation of a multifaceted, evidence-based population health strategy for the reduction of distracted driving.
Methods: A multipronged campaign was undertaken from 2014 to 2016 for 16- to 44-year-olds, based on epidemiology, focused on personal stories and consequences, using the "Es" of injury prevention (epidemiology, education, environment, enforcement, and evaluation).
Home safe home: Evaluation of a childhood home safety program.
J Trauma Acute Care Surg
September 2016
Background: The London Health Sciences Centre Home Safety Program (HSP) provides safety devices, education, a safety video, and home safety checklist to all first-time parents for the reduction of childhood home injuries. The objective of this study was to evaluate the HSP for the prevention of home injuries in children up to 2 years of age.
Methods: A program evaluation was performed with follow-up survey, along with an interrupted time series analysis of emergency department (ED) visits for home injuries 5 years before (2007-2013) and 2 years after (2013-2015) implementation.