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

Bulzachelli 2009.

Methods Non‐RCT
Randomised to I1 or I2 arms on days when mobile child safety centre present (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) and allocated to control arm when mobile child safety centre not present (Tuesday, Thursday)
Participants Parents of children aged 1 month to seven years attending a well‐child clinic in  low‐income urban communities
Interventions I1= prescribed visit to mobile child safety centre
I2 = optional visit to mobile child safety centre
C = told about purpose of mobile safety centre & given more information on request but not referred to centre
Outcomes Outcomes measured at 2 to 4 weeks:
Functional smoke alarm
Safe storage of poisons
Notes I1 and I2 arms combined for meta‐analyses
Blinding ‐ n
 Outcomes 80% ‐ n
 Balance ‐ n
Control arm participants had higher baseline educational and income levels than intervention arm participants.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not applicable ‐ non‐randomised study