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

Olds 1994.

Methods RCT
Participants Primiparous women registering before the 26th week of pregnancy from upstate New York, <19 years of age, single parents, or low socio‐economic status
Interventions I1 = families were provided with a home nurse visitor during pregnancy in addition to screening and transportation services
 I2 = as I1 but the nurse continued to visit until the child was 2 years of age
 C1 = screening for sensory and developmental problems
 C2 = free transportation for regular prenatal and well child care clinics
Outcomes Outcomes measured at 34 and 46 months:
Safe storage of poisonous substances ‐ no significant difference. No figures or P values reported
 Hazard score comprising exposure to hazards in the home
At 34 months:
log incidence of hazardous exposures I2 = ‐1.75, C1 + C2 = ‐1.04, P = 0.04
At 46 months:
 log incidence of hazardous exposures I2 = ‐1.94, C1 + C2 = ‐0.83, P = 0.003
Notes Blinding ‐ y
 Outcomes 80% ‐ y
 Balance ‐ n/a
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Unclear