Childhood Injury Prevention: Predictors of Home Hazards in Latino Families Enrolled in SafeCare

• Published in: Journal of pediatric psychology Vol. 42; no. 7; pp. 738 - 747
• Main Authors: Slemaker, Alexandra, Espeleta, Hannah C, Heidari, Zohal, Bohora, Som B, Silovsky, Jane F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 01.08.2017
• Subjects: Accident Prevention - methods; Accidents, Home - prevention & control; Adolescent; Adult; Child, Preschool; Female; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Protective Factors; Risk Factors; Special Section; Wounds and Injuries - ethnology; Wounds and Injuries - etiology; Wounds and Injuries - prevention & control; Young Adult; household hazards; childhood injury; injury prevention; SafeCare
• ISSN: 0146-8693; 1465-735X
• DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsx045

This archival project (a) examined potential risk and protective factors for hazards in the homes of Spanish-speaking immigrant Latino families and (b) provided an independent examination of the SafeCare®+ Home Safety module adapted for Latino families at high risk for child neglect. The sample comprised 92 Latina caregivers of young children enrolled in SafeCare®+. Results of the negative binomial regression model of predictors of home hazards before the Home Safety module found none of the factors were significant. The longitudinal analysis with a negative binomial model found significant effects both during (b = -0.905, p < .001) and after (b = -2.118, p < .001) the intervention. Depression was negatively associated with the number of hazards (b = -0.026, p < .05, β = -.1858). Support for application of SafeCare®+ Home Safety module to prevent access to hazards for Latino children was found.