Table 3 Prevalence of dosing errors committed by mothers, binomial effect size display, odds ratios of reduction in dosing errors and Cohen’s d (effect size) of the pictogram intervention (TPMS)
Device | Doses (mL) | TOMS | TPMS | BSED (%) | OR** (95% CI) | Effect size (dcohen) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Incorrect | Correct | Incorrect | Correct | |||||
n = 310 (%)a | n = 310 (%)a | n = 310 (%)a | n = 310 (%)a | |||||
Dropper | 0.5 | 185 (60) | 125 (40) | 38 (12) | 272 (88) | 48 | 10.55 (7.05–16.02) | 1.86 |
1 | 196 (63) | 114 (37) | 28 (9) | 282 (91) | 54 | 17.22 (11.07–27.44) | 3.01 | |
Measuring cup | 2.5 | 192 (62) | 118 (38) | 26 (8) | 284 (92) | 54 | 17.68 (11.25–28.51) | 2.89 |
5 | 206 (66) | 104 (34) | 23 (7) | 287 (93) | 59 | 24.56 (15.3–40.65) | 6.4 | |
Calibrated spoon | 2.5 | 215 (69) | 95 (31) | 38 (12) | 272 (88) | 57 | 16.11 (10.69–24.67) | 3.83 |
5 | 210 (68) | 100 (32) | 41 (13) | 269 (87) | 55 | 13.71 (9.19–20.75) | 2.9 | |