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

Bentzen 1997.

Methods CBA (C)
 Allocation at level of municipality
Participants Population of children aged 0‐15 years in 2 municipalities, Odense (intervention) and Randers (control)
Interventions I = community injury prevention programme including advice in well child clinics and group based health programmes, pamphlets, puppet theatre, posters, exhibitions 
 C = no community injury prevention programme
Outcomes Outcomes measured over 4 years:
Medically attended injuries (ED attendances)
Incidence of cut injuries ‐ I = 468/10000 boys; 343/10000 girls at baseline and 361/10000 boys; 280/10000 girls at follow‐up
 C = 7.7/10000 boys; 5.8/10000 girls at baseline and 54.9/10000 boys; 40.9/10000 girls at follow‐up
 No P values reported
Notes Blinding ‐ u
 Outcomes 80% ‐ y
 Balance ‐ y
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not applicable ‐ non‐randomised study