Zhang 2003.
Methods | CBA (C) Allocation at level of counties | |
Participants | Children aged 0‐4 years from 12 townships from 6 counties; 6 intervention and 6 control townships | |
Interventions | I = health education comprising booklet containing methods of preventing suffocation and drowning, education by paediatricians to prevent suffocation and teaching sessions on vaccination day C = usual care | |
Outcomes | Outcomes measured over 12 months: Mortality from suffocation I = 1/1414, C = 4/1447, OR 0.26 (0.03 to 2.30) Parents not swaddling babies ‐ no figures or P values reported Mortality from drowning I = 3/8293 C = 5/7653, P > 0.05, OR 0.55 (0.13 to 2.32) Use of fencing round pools ‐ No figures or P values reported |
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Notes | Blinding ‐ n Outcomes 80% ‐ n Balance ‐ n Intervention areas had higher baseline injury rates than control areas | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not applicable ‐ non‐randomised study |