SHARJAH: The Child Safety Campaign (CSC), a subsidiary of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA), has launched a research study in collaboration with the Department of Statistics and Community Development (DSCD), to measure the awareness level of families and parents in Sharjah about children’s cyber security and vehicle safety.     

Targeting 5 per cent of families living in Sharjah (12,344 families), the research study will provide two separate surveys about each topic, providing a valuable source of information for initiatives to improve their safety.

Launching the surveys aligns with the CSC’s dedication to ensure children’s digital, physical and psychological well-being, particularly with their high level of activity on the internet and social media websites, as well as the growing dependence on private transport.

The first survey seeks to measure the awareness of parents on the importance of using safety seats and seat belts in vehicles with questions that measure their knowledge of traffic rules and regulations and their level of compliance with those rules, in addition to alerting them to the proper safety measures inside the vehicle, including the various standards and effectiveness of car seats.