Table 2

Action taken by health visitor on receipt of notification (percentage)

Treatment group
Action takenSelected
injuries
n = 326
All injuries
n = 555
OR (95% CI)Additional information
n = 447
Standard
information
n = 434
OR (95% CI)
Home visit62  (19.0)42  (7.6)2.87  (1.89, 4.36)54  (12.1)50  (11.5)1.03  (0.68, 1.56)
Discussed in clinic82 (25.2)95 (17.2)1.62 (1.16, 2.26)95 (21.3)82 (18.9)1.15 (0.82, 1.60)2-150
Phoned family42 (12.9)61 (11.0)1.21 (0.79, 1.84)46 (10.3)57 (13.1)0.75 (0.50, 1.14)
Discussed with other professionals5 (1.5)5 (0.9)1.68 (0.48, 5.86)7 (1.6)3 (0.7)2.26 (0.58, 8.79)
Referred to other professionals0 (0)2 (0.4)0 (0.0, 9.07)2 (0.4)0 (0)OR undefined
Obtained safety equipment2 (0.6)1 (0.2)3.49 (0.31, 38.65)1 (0.2)2 (0.5)0.47 (0.04, 5.20)
Used information for profile11 (3.4)18 (3.2)1.06 (0.49, 2.27)10 (2.2)19 (4.4)0.50 (0.23, 1.09)
Any action174 (53.4)212 (38.2)1.85 (1.40, 2.44)198 (44.3)188 (43.3)1.02 (0.81, 1.33)
  • 2-150 Significant interaction between treatment groups (likelihood ratio test χ2 = 4.1, 1 df, p = 0.04). Selected injuries and complete information versus all injuries and complete information, OR 2.24 (1.42, 3.55). All injuries and standard information versus all injuries and complete information, OR 1.18 (0.78, 1.84). Selected injuries and standard information versus all injuries and complete information, OR 1.32 (0.79, 2.19).