Table 6 Safety device installation before and since the beginning of the COVID-19 stay-at-home order, overall and by child age-group
Before the stay-at-home order | Since the beginning of the stay-at-home order | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Devices in the home | Installed device | Younger children only | Older children only | Mix of younger and older | p value | ||||||
na | % | na | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Smoke alarms | 478 | 96.4 | 113 | 24.5 | 75 | 66.4 | 8 | 7.1 | 30 | 26.6 | 0.0005 |
CO alarms | 420 | 84.8 | 117 | 25.6 | 78 | 66.7 | 8 | 6.8 | 31 | 26.5 | 0.0025 |
Cabinet locks/latches | 282 | 57.4 | 136 | 31.4 | 99 | 72.8 | 4 | 2.9 | 33 | 24.3 | < 0.0001 |
Gates/barriers | 305 | 61.6 | 139 | 33.5 | 103 | 74.1 | 3 | 2.2 | 33 | 23.7 | < 0.0001 |
TV mount | 300 | 61.0 | 118 | 27.8 | 87 | 73.7 | 3 | 2.5 | 28 | 23.7 | < 0.0001 |
Doorknob covers | 143 | 29.0 | 84 | 21.3 | 65 | 77.4 | 1 | 1.2 | 18 | 21.4 | < 0.0001 |
Window stops | 310 | 62.8 | 86 | 20.0 | 56 | 65.1 | 4 | 4.7 | 26 | 30.2 | 0.002 |
Other | 261 | 58.9 | 108 | 31.0 | 68 | 63 | 8 | 7.4 | 32 | 29.6 | 0.0098 |