TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of a Home Safety Supervisory Program on Occurrence of Childhood Injuries
T2 - A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
AU - George, Anice
AU - G, Renu
AU - Shetty, Sheela
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, Indian Academy of Pediatrics.
PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - Objectives: To evaluate the effect of home safety supervisory program on improvement in childhood safety, self-reported home hazard of caregivers, and caregivers’ supervisory attitude. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Setting and Subject: Caregivers of children between 2 to 5 years of age residing in selected villages in Karnataka. Intervention: Intervention group was administered Home safety supervisory program (HSSP), whereas the control group received teaching on child care. Results: The intervention group had a significant reduction in the frequency of childhood injuries when compared with the control group [MD (95% CI) 8.96 vs 3.37], after the administration of Home safety supervisory program. There was a significant difference in the mean baseline scores of caregivers self-reported home hazard practices between the two groups (P<0.001), and improvement in the supervisory attitudes of caregivers in the intervention group (P<0.001). Conclusion: Appropriate and effective home hazard reduction teaching reduces home injuries in children. The improved awareness of caregivers in child safety, and child supervision emphasizes the importance of this program.
AB - Objectives: To evaluate the effect of home safety supervisory program on improvement in childhood safety, self-reported home hazard of caregivers, and caregivers’ supervisory attitude. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Setting and Subject: Caregivers of children between 2 to 5 years of age residing in selected villages in Karnataka. Intervention: Intervention group was administered Home safety supervisory program (HSSP), whereas the control group received teaching on child care. Results: The intervention group had a significant reduction in the frequency of childhood injuries when compared with the control group [MD (95% CI) 8.96 vs 3.37], after the administration of Home safety supervisory program. There was a significant difference in the mean baseline scores of caregivers self-reported home hazard practices between the two groups (P<0.001), and improvement in the supervisory attitudes of caregivers in the intervention group (P<0.001). Conclusion: Appropriate and effective home hazard reduction teaching reduces home injuries in children. The improved awareness of caregivers in child safety, and child supervision emphasizes the importance of this program.
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U2 - 10.1007/s13312-021-2238-y
DO - 10.1007/s13312-021-2238-y
M3 - Article
C2 - 33612492
AN - SCOPUS:85108987433
SN - 0019-6061
VL - 58
SP - 548
EP - 552
JO - Indian Pediatrics
JF - Indian Pediatrics
IS - 6
ER -