Table 2

Parent self-reported receipt of home safety advice from a practitioner source within the previous year at 12 and 24 months follow-up

Advice sourceFrequency (%)Adjusted OR (95% CI)P value
12 months follow-up492Reference group=parents in control wards
Parents in control wards270 (54.9%)
Parents in intervention wards222 (45.1%)
Advice from any practitioner*2.36 (1.36 to 4.08)0.002
Health visiting team0.75 (0.46 to 1.21)0.24
Children’s centre staff3.10 (1.16 to 8.27)0.02
Advice from two or more practitioners9.63 (3.56 to 26.02)<0.001
24 months follow-up484Reference group=parents in control wards
Parents in control wards268 (55.4%)
Parents in intervention wards216 (44.6%)
Advice from any practitioner2.59 (1.59 to 4.21)<0.001
Health visiting team0.98 (0.62 to 1.56)0.93
Children’s centre staff2.35 (0.72 to 7.70)0.16
Advice from two or more practitioners5.09 (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.