Receptivity of providing firearm safety storage devices to parents along with firearms safety education.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the United States, 33% of households with children contain firearms, however only one-third reportedly store firearms securely. It's estimated that 31% of unintentional firearm injury deaths can be prevented with safety devices. Our objective was to distribute safe storage devices, provide safe storage education, evaluate receptivity, and assess impact of intervention at follow-up.

Method

At five independent, community safety events, parents received a safe storage device after completing a survey that assessed firearms storage methods and parental comfort with discussions regarding firearm safety. Follow-up surveys collected 4 weeks later. Data were evaluated using descriptive analysis.

Result

320 participants completed the surveys, and 288 participants

SUBMITTER: Fraser Doh K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10991684 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature