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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acad Pediatr. 2011 Jan–Feb;11(1):34–43. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2010.12.006

Table 5.

Individual Safety Variables Regression-Adjusted Treatment Effect

Safety Risk or Safety Practice Between group comparisons
Educational Book vs No Book Educational Book vs Non-Educational Book Non-Educational Book vs No Book
Safety Practice Items (dichotomous) Logistic Regression
Low-Effort Items odds ratio (SE) odds ratio (SE) odds ratio (SE)
No small objects 1.68* (0.42) 1.33 (0.34) 1.25 (0.28)
No sharp objects 4.52*** (2.05) 1.82 (0.83) 2.17* (0.76)
No plastic bags 1.04 (0.39) 1.12 (0.40) 1.17 (0.34)
No long cords 1.42 (0.40) 0.79 (0.21) 1.83* (0.46)
No poisonous substances 1.01 (0.82) 1.28 (0.72) 0.90 (0.56)
No baby walker 1.66 (0.43) 2.05** (0.52) 0.75 (0.20)
No large containers water 3.52* (2.25) 1.29 (0.64) 0.95 (0.48)
Not feeding choke foods 2.90** (1.08) 4.66*** (1.77) 0.71 (0.21)
Waters temp <120°F 1.44 (0.44) 1.07 (0.31) 1.07 (0.30)
Correct car seat facing 2.16* (0.77) 2.39* (0.86) 0.92 (0.26)
Not smoking in house 7.15** (4.92) 3.75 (2.89) 0.84 (0.41)
No full ashtrays 8.29** (6.40) 2.69(1.75) 1.31 (0.72)
Having a car seat -- -- --
Having a smoke detector 11.65* (12.82) 1.25 (0.87) 1.17 (0.82)
High-Effort Items
Outlet covers 0.91 (0.33) 1.10 (0.40) 0.93 (0.32)
Latches on cabinets 0.80 (0.41) 0.85 (0.40) 0.89 (0.35)
Latches on drawers 1.89 (1.72) 3.85 (4.44) 0.72 (0.53)
Gates for stairs 1.33 (0.82) 0.65 (0.32) 1.58 (0.82)
Guards for windows 0.78 (0.26) 0.75 (0.25) 1.25 (0.34)
Gate for pool -- -- --
*

p<0.05,

**

p<0.01,

***

p<0.001

-- denotes too little variability to estimate impacts