@article{ref1,
title="The impact of a home visitation programme on household hazards associated with unintentional childhood injuries: a randomised controlled trial",
journal="Accident analysis and prevention",
year="2009",
author="Odendaal, Willem and van Niekerk, Ashley and Jordaan, E. and Seedat, Mohamed Amine",
volume="41",
number="1",
pages="183-190",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The continued high mortality and morbidity rates for unintentional childhood injuries remain a public health concern. This article reports on the influence of a home visitation programme (HVP) on household hazards associated with unintentional childhood injuries in a South African low-income setting. METHODS: A randomised controlled trial (n=211 households) was conducted in a South African informal settlement. Community members were recruited and trained as paraprofessional visitors. Four intervention visits were conducted over 3 months, focusing on child development, and the prevention of burn, poison, and fall injuries. The HVP, a multi-component intervention, included educational inputs, provision of safety devices, and an implicit enforcement strategy. The intervention effect (IE) was measured with a standardised risk assessment index that compared post-intervention scores for intervention and control households. RESULTS: A significant reduction was observed in the hazards associated with electrical and paraffin appliances, as well as in hazards related to poisoning. Non-significant changes were observed for burn safety household practices and fall injury hazards. CONCLUSIONS: This study confirmed that a multi-component HVP effectively reduced household hazards associated with electrical and paraffin appliances and poisoning among children in a low-income South African setting.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-4575",
doi="10.1016/j.aap.2008.10.009",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2008.10.009"
}