Table 2

Primary and secondary outcomes at baseline and 12 and 24 months for intervention and control groups

MeasureMeasurement time pointControl group
Baseline n=401
12 months n=298
24 months n=298
Intervention group
Baseline n=361
12 months n=237
24 months n=233
Primary analysisMultiple imputation analysis (control group n=401; intervention group n=361)
Adjusted* OR (95% CI)†P valueAdjusted* OR (95% CI)†P value
Primary outcome measure
Families with primary outcome measure
(having a working smoke alarm, storing poisons out of reach and having a stairgate or no stairs).
Baseline117 (29.3%) [2]112 (31.1%) [1]1.00 (0.67 to 1.51)0.980.96 (0.65 to 1.43)0.85
12 months170 (57.1%) [0]132 (56.4%) [3]0.98 (0.61 to 1.56)0.921.25 (0.79 to 1.96)0.34
24 months144 (48.8%) [3]130 (55.8%) [0]1.58 (0.98 to 2.55)0.0601.75 (1.12 to 2.73)0.014
Working smoke alarmBaseline375 (94.0%) [2]329 (91.4%) [1]0.85 (0.38 to 1.88)0.690.83 (0.40 to 1.74)0.63
12 months279 (93.6%) [0]215 (91.9%) [3]0.67 (0.28 to 1.57)0.350.88 (0.36 to 2.17)0.79
24 months283 (95.9%) [3]218 (93.6%) [0]0.83 (0.28 to 2.46)0.731.20 (0.45 to 3.18)0.72
Storing poisons out of reachBaseline203 (51.0%) [3]201 (56.0%) [2]0.89 (0.60 to 1.30)0.53‡0.86 (0.60 to 1.25)0.44
12 months190 (63.8%) [0]159 (68.0%) [3]1.13 (0.69 to 1.86)0.631.45 (0.88 to 2.41)0.15
24 months198 (67.1%) [3]170 (73.3%) [1]1.81 (1.06 to 3.07)0.0291.82 (1.13 to 2.93)0.015
Has a stairgate or no stairsBaseline210 (52.9%) [4]198 (55.0%) [1]1.37 (0.93 to 2.01)0.111.29 (0.90 to 1.87)0.17
12 months262 (87.9%) [0]202 (86.3%) [3]0.84 (0.40 to 1.76)0.651.13 (0.58 to 2.20)0.73
24 months222 (75.3%) [3]177 (77.3%) [4]1.17 (0.66 to 2.11)0.591.38 (0.78 to 2.42)0.26
Secondary outcome measures
Supervised bathingBaseline387 (98.7%) [9]351 (98.0%) [3]0.33 (0.06 to 2.01)0.230.63 (0.15 to 2.70)0.53
12 months278 (93.6%) [1]223 (94.9%) [2]1.18 (0.44 to 3.13)0.750.94 (0.39 to 2.34)0.91
24 months266 (91.1%) [6]217 (96.0%) [7]1.85 (0.72 to 4.79)0.201.51 (0.66 to 3.47)0.33
Using a fireguard or not having a home fire12 months233 (78.5%) [1]203 (87.1%) [4]3.04 (1.57 to 5.89)0.0012.98 (1.61 to 5.53)0.001
24 months235 (80.2%) [5]192 (85.3%) [8]3.17 (1.63 to 6.16)0.0013.06 (1.60 to 5.85)0.001
Blind cords out of reach12 months244 (82.2%) [1]202 (86.3%) [3]1.03 (0.55 to 1.92)0.931.06 (0.59 to 1.93)0.84
24 months251 (86.0%) [6]201 (89.0%) [7]0.72 (0.36 to 1.44)0.350.76 (0.40 to 1.43)0.40
Safety catches on any windows12 months159 (53.5%) [1]159 (68.0%) [3]1.29 (0.80 to 2.09)0.301.33 (0.84 to 2.13)0.21
24 months174 (59.2%) [4]148 (65.5%) [7]0.78 (0.48 to 1.27)0.320.76 (0.47 to 1.22)0.25
Fire escape plan12 months184 (62.0%) [1]181 (76.7%) [1]1.78 (1.08 to 2.95)0.0251.81 (1.10 to 2.94)0.020
24 months196 (67.1%) [6]174 (77.0%) [7]1.81 (1.06 to 3.08)0.0301.72 (1.06 to 2.78)0.029
Outdoor supervision24 months203 (73.0%) [20]169 (79.9%) [21]1.30 (0.73 to 2.31)0.371.28 (0.76 to 2.14)0.35
Post hoc analysis: mean (± standard deviation) total number of home safety practices adopted and adjusted difference between means
Total number of home safety practices adoptedBaseline (max 4)2.97±0.79 [51]3.01±0.83 [32]0.01 (−0.14 to 0.15)0.920.00 (-0.20 to 0.19)0.97‡
12 months (max 8)6.15±1.37 [36]6.62±1.21 [24]0.34 (0.06 to 0.63)0.0190.39 (0.13 to 0.65)0.004
24 months (max 9)6.92±1.44 [57]7.37±1.39 [34]0.46 (0.13 to 0.79)0.0060.42 (0.12 to 0.71)0.005
  • [ ] denotes missing values.

  • *The model controlled for: number of siblings under the age of 16 years; maternal age at the time of birth of the first child; the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) of the home postcode, whether the family lived in a single-adult household; the corresponding baseline variable (where collected) for each outcome; and the matched wards factor.

  • †The control group was the reference group.

  • ‡Model did not converge. ‘Matched wards’ factor removed, and the model converged.