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 |
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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) |
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Notes | I1 and I2 arms combined for meta‐analyses Blinding ‐ n Outcomes 80% ‐ n Balance ‐ n/a |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | Adequate |