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

Petridou 1997.

Methods CBA (C)
 Allocation at level of islands
Participants Population of two Greek islands, Naxos (intervention) and Spetses (Control)
Interventions I = community intervention including safety seminars for parents, workshops with teachers promoting school safety, courses with primary and secondary school children on safety and resuscitation, leaflets; plus focused intense intervention: lay home visitors, weekly visits to discuss home safety in households with children ( <=18 years) or older people ( >=65 years)
 C = none of the above
Outcomes Outcomes measured over 20 months:
Possession of a fire extinguisher
 Poison centre number accessible
 Possession of ipecac
 Slip resistant bathroom mat
 Has a fire escape plan
 Safe balconies I = 24/128, C = 36/131, OR 0.61 (0.34 to 1.10)
 Safe indoor stairs I = 104/128, C = 110/131, OR 0.83 (0.43 to 1.58)
 Safe outdoor stairs I = 32/128, C = 17/131, OR 2.24 (1.17 to 4.27)
 Has circuit breaker ‐ Significant increase in the use of circuit breakers in intervention group from baseline. No difference in circuit breakers between intervention and control group I = 115/128, C = 120/131, OR 0.81 (0.35 to 1.88).
 Score comprising 28 home safety practices ‐ Mean (SD) score I = 15.18 (2.62), C = 15.24 (2.17)
Notes Blinding ‐ n
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