Bath hot tap water temperature, satisfaction with water temperature and bath time safety practices at baseline, by treatment arm (% unless specified)
| Temperature, acceptability and safety practices | Intervention arm | Control arm |
|---|---|---|
| Temperature | n=23 | n=27 |
| Hot bath tap water temperature (median °C (IQR)) | 55.0 (54.0–58.0) | 58.0 (55.0–62.0) |
| Bath hot tap water ≤46°C | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Sink hot tap water temperature (median °C (IQR)) | 55.0 (54.0–58.0) | 58.0 (54.0–63.0) |
| Satisfaction (number (%)) | n=62 | n=62 |
|---|---|---|
| Very happy or happy with bath hot tap water temperature | 39 (62.9) | 37 (59.7) |
| Bath water is: | ||
| Very hot—need to add a lot of cold water to the bath | 41 (67.2) [1] | 38 (61.3) |
| Hot—need to add some cold water to the bath | 19 (31.2) | 24 (38.7) |
| Warm enough —don't need to add any cold water to the bath | 1 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) |
| Not very warm—not warm enough to bath in | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Very happy or happy with speed of bath hot tap water flow | 29 (46.8) | 24 (38.7) |
| Safety practices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Runs bath using cold water first | 2 (3.2) | 9 (14.8) [1] |
| Bath water temperature checked for every bath | 54 (88.5) [1] | 54 (88.5) [1] |
| Bath is only run by adult | 62 (100.0) | 59 (95.2) |
| Child bath time always supervised by adult | 57 (91.9) | 57 (93.4) [1] |
| Child usually gets in bath after water has been run | 61 (98.4) | 61 (98.4) |
| Child has been left alone in the bath | 27 (43.6) | 13 (21.0) |
| Child has been left alone in bathroom while bath is running | 19 (30.7) | 12 (19.4) |
[]Missing values.