Varying Effect of a Randomized Toddler Home Safety Promotion Intervention Trial by Initial Home Safety Problems

OBJECTIVES: Toddlers are vulnerable to unintentional injuries. A safety intervention targeting low-income families of toddlers, was effective at improving home safety. The current study examined whether the effect varies by initial home safety problems. METHODS: 277 mother-toddler dyads recruited in the Mid- Atlantic region of the United States during 2007–2010 were randomized into safety promotion (n=91) or attention-control groups (n=186). Observers rated participants’ homes with a 9-item safety problem checklist at baseline, and at 6- and 12-months follow-up. Initial home safety problems were categorized as multiple (>=4 problems) and none/few (