Advice source | Frequency (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P value |
12 months follow-up | 492 | Reference group=parents in control wards | |
Parents in control wards | 270 (54.9%) | ||
Parents in intervention wards | 222 (45.1%) | ||
Advice from any practitioner* | 2.36 (1.36 to 4.08) | 0.002 | |
Health visiting team | 0.75 (0.46 to 1.21) | 0.24 | |
Children’s centre staff | 3.10 (1.16 to 8.27) | 0.02 | |
Advice from two or more practitioners | 9.63 (3.56 to 26.02) | <0.001 | |
24 months follow-up | 484 | Reference group=parents in control wards | |
Parents in control wards | 268 (55.4%) | ||
Parents in intervention wards | 216 (44.6%) | ||
Advice from any practitioner | 2.59 (1.59 to 4.21) | <0.001 | |
Health visiting team | 0.98 (0.62 to 1.56) | 0.93 | |
Children’s centre staff | 2.35 (0.72 to 7.70) | 0.16 | |
Advice from two or more practitioners | 5.09 (1.34 to 19.33) | 0.02 |
OR adjusted for baseline receipt of home safety advice and resources, matched wards, deprivation index, number of siblings, maternal age and whether the family was a single parent household.
*Practitioner=health visiting team member, children’s centre staff or family mentor. Family mentors were only available to parents in intervention wards.