Outcomes for children at first and second follow up (12 and 18 months after randomisation)
| Support health visitor intervention | Support health visitor/control | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/N | Community group support intervention | Control group | Relative risk (95%CI) | Community group support/control | ||||
| *Mothers were asked to assess whether their child’s health was generally “good” or “not very good”. †Those mothers who reported ever having started breast feeding with their baby, both exclusive and mixed bottle and breast feeding. Proportions ever breast feeding in each trial arm: 86% SHV, 86% CGS, 85% control. | ||||||||
| Child injury requiring medical attention | ||||||||
| Follow up 1—child injured (previous six months) | 24/164 | 15% | 19/161 | 12% | 48/326 | 15% | 0.99 (0.63, 1.56) | 0.80 (0.49, 1.32) |
| Follow up 2—child injured (previous six months) | 12/145 | 8% | 14/156 | 9% | 27/295 | 9% | 0.90 (0.47, 1.73) | 0.98 (0.53, 1.81) |
| Combined follow up 1and 2—child injured in previous 12 months | 32/165 | 19% | 29/163 | 18% | 64/328 | 20% | 0.99 (0.68, 1.45) | 0.90 (0.61, 1.34) |
| Child health (maternal assessment)* | ||||||||
| Follow up 1—child health—not very good generally | 6/165 | 4% | 9/164 | 6% | 22/321 | 7% | 0.53 (0.22, 1.28) | 0.80 (0.38, 1.70) |
| Follow up 2—child health —not very good generally | 9/144 | 6% | 9/157 | 6% | 18/297 | 6% | 1.03 (0.48, 2.24) | 0.95 (0.44, 2.06) |
| Infant feeding | ||||||||
| Follow up 1—mothers who ever breast fed†—but had stopped by 26 weeks | 77/140 | 55% | 76/140 | 54% | 134/277 | 48% | 1.14 (0.94, 1.38) | 1.12 (0.92, 1.36) |
| Follow up 1—introduction of solid foods before 16 weeks | 42/160 | 26% | 40/159 | 25% | 70/317 | 22% | 1.19 (0.85, 1.66) | 1.14 (0.81, 1.60) |
| Child’s health service use in previous month | ||||||||
| Follow up 1—child had visits to general practitioner (GP) at surgery/clinic | 63/165 | 38% | 78/162 | 48% | 161/326 | 49% | 0.77 (0.62, 0.97) | 0.97 (0.80, 1.18) |
| Follow up 1—child had visits to NHS health visitor at clinic | 52/165 | 32% | 52/162 | 32% | 103/326 | 32% | 1.00 (0.76, 1.31) | 1.02 (0.77, 1.34) |
| Follow up 1—child had visits from NHS health visitor at home | 11/165 | 7% | 8/162 | 5% | 9/326 | 3% | 2.41 (1.02, 5.71) | 1.79 (0.70, 4.55) |
| Follow up 1—child had visits to hospital doctor | 22/165 | 13% | 21/162 | 13% | 49/326 | 15% | 0.89 (0.56, 1.41) | 0.86 (0.54, 1.39) |
| Follow up 1—child had visits to accident and emergency department | 46/159 | 29% | 40/150 | 27% | 83/312 | 27% | 1.09 (0.80, 1.48) | 1.00 (0.73, 1.38) |
| Follow up 2—child had visits to GP surgery/clinic | 53/145 | 37% | 71/158 | 45% | 114/298 | 38% | 0.96 (0.74, 1.24) | 1.17 (0.94, 1.47) |
| Follow up 2—child had visits to NHS health visitor at clinic | 23/145 | 16% | 18/158 | 11% | 34/298 | 11% | 1.39 (0.85, 2.27) | 1.00 (0.58, 1.71) |
| Follow up 2—child had visits to accident and emergency department | 28/144 | 19% | 35/157 | 22% | 56/296 | 19% | 1.03 (0.68, 1.54) | 1.18 (0.81, 1.72) |
| Child’s use of medication in the previous week | ||||||||
| Follow up 1—child given any medication | 109/165 | 66% | 107/164 | 65% | 203/328 | 62% | 1.07 (0.93, 1.23) | 1.05 (0.92, 1.21) |
| Follow up 1—child given antibiotics | 17/165 | 10% | 15/164 | 9% | 35/328 | 11% | 0.97 (0.56, 1.67) | 0.86 (0.48, 1.52) |
| Follow up 1—child given asthma medication | 2/165 | 1% | 2/164 | 1% | 18/328 | 5% | 0.22 (0.05, 0.94) | 0.22 (0.05, 0.95) |
| Follow up 1—child given skin ointment | 23/165 | 14% | 39/164 | 24% | 83/328 | 25% | 0.55 (0.36, 0.84) | 0.94 (0.67, 1.31) |