Table 3

Relative proportions of families reporting positive knowledge or behavior change over three month follow up period

Intervention group: No/total No (%)Comparison group: No/total No (%)RR (95% CI)
*Among those with no working detector at baseline.
†Among those reporting no instruction at baseline.
Smoke detectors
    Obtained first working detector*13/13 (100.0)3/10 (30.0)3.3 (1.3 to 8.6)
    Added at least one working detector58/203 (28.6)20/137 (14.6)2.0 (1.2 to 3.1)
Poisoning prevention
    Removed poisons from home61/202 (30.2)20/135 (14.7)2.1 (1.3 to 3.2)
    Disposed of unused medicine18/202 (8.9)16/134 (11.9)0.8 (0.4 to 1.4)
    Learned about poisoning resources15/203 (7.4)11/134 (8.2)0.9 (0.4 to 1.9)
    Learned about use of ipecac68/200 (34.0)27/137 (19.7)1.7 (1.2 to 2.5)
    Obtained ipecac for the home124/198 (62.6)18/134 (13.4)4.7 (3.0 to 7.3)
Child safety restraints
    Obtained child safety seat42/195 (21.5)7/132 (5.3)4.1 (1.9 to 8.8)
    Learned about car seat use†22/66 (33.3)3/34 (8.8)3.8 (1.2 to 11.7)
    “Always” buckle up child26/189 (13.8)10/132 (7.6)1.8 (0.9 to 3.7)