EVIDENCE BASED PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY AND PRACTICE Bicycle helmet campaigns and head injuries among children. Does poverty matter?
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Objectives: To assess the impact of a community based bicycle helmet programme aimed at children aged 5–12 years (about 140 000) from poor and well off municipalities. Methods: A quasi-experimental design, including a control group, was used. Changes in the risk of bicycle related head injuries leading to hospitalisation were measured, using rates ratios. Results: Reductions in bicycle related head injuries were registered in both categories of municipalities. Compared with the pre-programme period, the protective effect of the programme during the postprogramme period was as significant among children from poor municipalities (RR= 0.45 95%CI 0.26 to 0.78) as among those from richer municipalities (RR=0.55 95%CI 0.41 to 0.75). Conclusion: Population based educational programmes may have a favourable impact on injury risks in poor areas despite lower adoption of protective behaviours.
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