Table III.
Summary of Meta-Analytic Results of Cognitive/Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Pediatric Dog-Bite Injury Risk, Separated by Type of Intervention and Outcome
| Type of intervention/outcome | k | Total Na | Hedges’s g | 95% CI | I2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge outcome | |||||
| Video | 4 | 834 | 0.82 | 0.56, 1.08 | 88% |
| Instruction with live dogs | 1 | 62 | 0.75 | 0.24, 1.26 | NA |
| Video + live dogs | 1 | 51 | 0.69 | 0.39, 0.99 | NA |
| Computer program | 2 | 157 | 0.74 | 0.01, 1.47 | 87% |
| Behavioral outcome | |||||
| Video | 1 | 280 | 0.58 | 0.35, 0.82 | NA |
| Instruction with live dogs | 2 | 408 | 1.79 | 1.28, 2.29 | 59% |
| Computer program | 1 | 76 | 0.11 | −0.34, 0.55 | NA |
aParticipant sample size (“Total N”) is less than that shown in Table I owing to data available for meta-analysis.