Effectiveness of home fire safety interventions. A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess the effectiveness of Home Fire Safety (HFS) interventions versus other interventions/no interventions/controls on HFS knowledge and behaviour at short-, intermediate- and long-term follow ups.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Data sources

MEDLINE, EMBASE and PubMed databases were searched from January 1998 to July 2018, and studies retrieved.

Participants

Toddlers, children (primary or secondary school), teenagers or adults.

Interventions/comparison

HFS interventions compared to other interventions / no interventions / controls.

Outcomes

HFS knowledge and behaviour.

Results

10 studies were identified (8 RCTs and 2 prospective cohort). Two studies assessed the effects of HFS interv

SUBMITTER: Senthilkumaran M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6527231 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature