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. 2012 Sep 12;2012(9):CD005014. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005014.pub3

Babul 2007.

Methods RCT
Participants Parents of new born infants at a general hospital serving mainly urban or suburban communities
Interventions I 1= Home visit + home safety inspection +  free safety kit (smoke alarm, coupon for 50% discounted stair gate, corner cushions, cabinet locks, blind cord windups, water temperature card, door stoppers, socket covers, poison control centre sticker + safety brochure + home safety checklist for parents)
I2 = free safety kit (as above)
C = usual care
Outcomes Outcomes measured at 12 months of age:
Medically attended injuries
Safe hot water temperature (temperature not specified)
Possession of fire extinguisher
Hot drinks/food out of reach
Safe storage of medicines
Plants out of reach
Use of baby walker
Left child alone on high surface
Hall and stairways adequately lit I1=169/171, I2=161/162, C=144/146; I1 vs C OR 1.17 (0.08 to 16.37), I2 vs C OR 2.24 (0.11 to 132.72)
Hall and stairways not cluttered I1=160/169, I2=152/162, C=135/144; I1 vs C OR 1.19 (0.40 to 3.47), I2 vs C OR 1.01 (0.35 to 2.87)
Small objects kept out of reach
Blind cords not accessible to child I1=150/171, I2=145/161, C=125/146; I1 vs C OR 1.20 (0.59 to 2.43), I2 vs C OR 1.53 (0.72 to 3.26)
Never left child alone in bath
Pools fully fenced I1 =112/172, I2 = 105/161, C = 104/144; I1 vs C OR 0.72 (0.43 to 1.19); I2 vs C OR 0.72 (0.43 to 1.21)
Notes I1 and I2 arms combined for meta‐analyses
Blinding ‐ n
 Outcomes 80% ‐ n
 Balance ‐ n/a
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk Adequate