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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2006 Oct;12(5):344-6.
doi: 10.1136/ip.2005.011197.

Impact of a community based fire prevention intervention on fire safety knowledge and behavior in elementary school children

V Hwang  1 , G P Duchossois, J F Garcia-Espana, D R Durbin
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Impact of a community based fire prevention intervention on fire safety knowledge and behavior in elementary school children

V Hwang et al. Inj Prev. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the impact of a community based fire prevention intervention directed only to parents on the fire safety knowledge and behavior in elementary school children. This was a prospective, quasi-randomized controlled study in which third and fourth grade students from two elementary schools in an urban, poor, minority community completed knowledge/behavior surveys at baseline and following completion of the intervention. The intervention group received an in-home visit from fire department personnel who installed free lithium smoke detectors and provided a fire escape plan. After accounting for a small difference in baseline summary scores of knowledge and behavior between the control and intervention groups, this study found a modest improvement in fire safety behavior among children whose families received a fire prevention intervention reflecting a change in household fire safety practices. However, there was no significant change in fire safety knowledge.

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