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Table 3 Families' views about the contribution of SHABI following the first and second visits (n = 135)

From: Keeping our children safe: piloting a hospital-based home-visitation program in Israel

 

Number of positive responses following all 135 first visits (%)

Number of positive responses in families completing both visits n = 98 (%)

After the first visit

After the second visit

p valuea

The house is safer today for my child than before the home visit

62 (48.8%)

47 (50%)

52 (56.5%)

p = 0.11

The home visit helped to make my home safer

75 (57.7%)

57 (59.4%)

57 (62%)

p = 0.19

The home visit provided new knowledge regarding home safety

41 (31.5%)

29 (30.2%)

15 (16.3%)

p < 0.001

The home visit helped to raise my awareness towards home safety

80 (62.5%)

61 (64.2%)

39 (43.8%)

p = 0.001

The safety equipment helped to prevent injuries at home

96 (73.8%)

68 (70.8%)

65 (71.4%)

p = 0.41

  1. aComparison using Wilcoxon test
  2. A significant change between the first visit compared to the second visit indicated in bold