A randomised safety promotion intervention trial among low-income families with toddlers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Toddler-aged children are vulnerable to unintentional injuries, especially those in low-income families.

Objective

To examine the effectiveness of an intervention grounded in social cognitive theory (SCT) on the reduction of home safety problems among low-income families with toddlers.

Methods

277 low-income mother-toddler dyads were randomised into a safety promotion intervention (n=91) or an attention-control group (n=186). Mothers in the safety promotion intervention group received an eight-session, group-delivered safety intervention targeting fire prevention, fall prevention, poison control and car seat use, through health education, goal-setting and social support. Data collectors observed participants' homes and completed a nine-item checklist of hom

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6252264 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature