Brief Communication on Parents’ Perception towards Favourite Play Equipment, Satisfaction Level and Safety of Public Climbing Equipment in Malaysia

  • Authors

    • Cheah Kah Ling
    • Raja Ahmad Azmeer
    • Mohd Shahrizal Dolah
    • Saiful Hasley
    • Jusang Bolong
    2018-10-07
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.15.23002
  • Children, Public Playground Injuries, Urban Recreation Safety, Public Health, Outdoor Play, Recreation Equipment

  • Public playground injuries caused by unsafe climbing equipment is a public health concern. This study aims to measure Malaysian parents’ perception towards their children’s favourite play equipment and satisfaction level on public equipment safety. A self-administered survey was employed among 50 Malaysians citizen, aged between 18 to 45 years. Data was descriptively analysed using SPSS version 21.0. The results showed that climbing equipment was favourite playing equipment among children. Furthermore, our study revealed that (90%) of parents were dissatisfied with public climbing equipment. We found that while (92%) of the parents agreed that safety levels of the climbing equipment should be improved. In addition, the study revealed that more than three quarters of respondents agreed to reduce free fall height, improve product materials, focus on reducing falls, and implement effective safety inspection including regular maintenance to improve the safety level of public climbing equipment. Results from this study could assist in advanced urban recreation safety for controlling injuries and regain parents’ trust on playground safety.

     

     

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    Kah Ling, C., Ahmad Azmeer, R., Shahrizal Dolah, M., Hasley, S., & Bolong, J. (2018). Brief Communication on Parents’ Perception towards Favourite Play Equipment, Satisfaction Level and Safety of Public Climbing Equipment in Malaysia. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(4.15), 257-261. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.15.23002