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Table 3 Comparison of behavior and knowledge Pre and Post intervention

From: Child passenger safety education in the emergency department: teen driving, car seats, booster seats, and more

Variable

Pre-test

Post-test

Percentage differencea

p value

Counseling of patients

 Car seat

20/64 (31.3%)

26/64 (40.6%)

+ 9.3%

0.31

 Booster seat

14/64 (21.9%)

20/64 (31.3%)

+ 9.4%

0.26

 Teen driving

8/64 (12.5%)

22/64 (34.4%)

+ 21.9%

0.01

 Seat belts

37/64 (57.8%)

36/64 (56.3%)

+ 1.5%

1.00

Knowledge

 Front seat rider

20/64 (31.3%)

53/64 (82.8%)

+ 51.5%

< 0.0001

 Back seat belt

38/64 (59.4%)

11/64 (17.2%)

−42.2%

< 0.0001

 High risk teen drivers

63/64 (98.4%)

63/64 (98.4%)

0.0%

1.00

 GDL components

55/64 (85.9%)

61/64 (95.3%)

+ 9.4%

0.11

 GDL law

39/64 (60.9%)

59/64 (92.2%)

+ 31.3%

< 0.0001

 Booster seat

22/64 (34.4%)

37/64 (57.8%)

+ 23.4%

0.02

 Forward facing

33/64 (51.6%)

40/64 (62.5%)

+ 10.9%

0.21

 Rear facing

20/64 (31.3%)

34/64 (53.1%)

+ 21.8%

0.01

 MVC leading cause of death

63/64 (98.4%)

64/64 (100%)

+ 1.6%

  1. a(“+” denotes increase from pre to post and “- “denotes decrease from pre to post)