Promoting Prenatal and Early Childhood Health

Evaluation of a Statewide Materials-Based Intervention for Parents

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ID11029098
AutoresLinda Neuhauser (Linda Neuhauser, Norman A. Constantine, Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, and S. Leonard Syme are with Community Health and Human Development, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. Wendy L. Constantine is with Research and Evaluation Systems, Layfayette, Calif. Susan K. Obarski is with Obarski Consulting, Los Angeles, Calif. At the time of the study, Lacy Clayton and Mona Desai were with Community Health and Human Development, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, and...), Wendy L Constantine (Linda Neuhauser, Norman A. Constantine, Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, and S. Leonard Syme are with Community Health and Human Development, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. Wendy L. Constantine is with Research and Evaluation Systems, Layfayette, Calif. Susan K. Obarski is with Obarski Consulting, Los Angeles, Calif. At the time of the study, Lacy Clayton and Mona Desai were with Community Health and Human Development, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, and...), Norman A Constantine (Linda Neuhauser, Norman A. Constantine, Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, and S. Leonard Syme are with Community Health and Human Development, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. Wendy L. Constantine is with Research and Evaluation Systems, Layfayette, Calif. Susan K. Obarski is with Obarski Consulting, Los Angeles, Calif. At the time of the study, Lacy Clayton and Mona Desai were with Community Health and Human Development, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, and...), Karen Sokal-Gutierrez (Linda Neuhauser, Norman A. Constantine, Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, and S. Leonard Syme are with Community Health and Human Development, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. Wendy L. Constantine is with Research and Evaluation Systems, Layfayette, Calif. Susan K. Obarski is with Obarski Consulting, Los Angeles, Calif. At the time of the study, Lacy Clayton and Mona Desai were with Community Health and Human Development, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, and...), Karen Sokal‐Gutierrez (0000-0001-7341-2266, Community Health Center), Susan King Obarski (Community Health Center), Lacy Clayton (Linda Neuhauser, Norman A. Constantine, Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, and S. Leonard Syme are with Community Health and Human Development, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. Wendy L. Constantine is with Research and Evaluation Systems, Layfayette, Calif. Susan K. Obarski is with Obarski Consulting, Los Angeles, Calif. At the time of the study, Lacy Clayton and Mona Desai were with Community Health and Human Development, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, and...), Lacy R Clayton (Community Health Center), Mona Desai (0000-0003-1330-0988, Linda Neuhauser, Norman A. Constantine, Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, and S. Leonard Syme are with Community Health and Human Development, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. Wendy L. Constantine is with Research and Evaluation Systems, Layfayette, Calif. Susan K. Obarski is with Obarski Consulting, Los Angeles, Calif. At the time of the study, Lacy Clayton and Mona Desai were with Community Health and Human Development, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, and...), Gerald C Sumner (Community Health Center), Gerald Sumner (Linda Neuhauser, Norman A. Constantine, Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, and S. Leonard Syme are with Community Health and Human Development, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. Wendy L. Constantine is with Research and Evaluation Systems, Layfayette, Calif. Susan K. Obarski is with Obarski Consulting, Los Angeles, Calif. At the time of the study, Lacy Clayton and Mona Desai were with Community Health and Human Development, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, and...), Leonard Syme (0000-0003-2373-0666, Community Health Center), S Leonard Syme (Linda Neuhauser, Norman A. Constantine, Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, and S. Leonard Syme are with Community Health and Human Development, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. Wendy L. Constantine is with Research and Evaluation Systems, Layfayette, Calif. Susan K. Obarski is with Obarski Consulting, Los Angeles, Calif. At the time of the study, Lacy Clayton and Mona Desai were with Community Health and Human Development, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, and...)
Ano2007
Volume97
Fascículo10
Páginas1813-1819
Data de publicação2007-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditoraAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2006.089532
PMID17761577
PMCIDPMC1994188
OpenAlexW2135442677
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas15

Objectives. There is a critical need for effective, large-scale health communication programs to support parents of children aged 0–5 years. We evaluated the effectiveness of the Kit for New Parents, a multimedia health and parenting resource now distributed annually to 500000 parents in California. Methods. In this quasi-experimental study, 462 mothers in the intervention group and 1011 mothers in the comparison group, recruited from prenatal and postnatal programs, completed a baseline interview about health-relevant parenting knowledge, and mothers in the intervention group received the kit. Both groups were reinterviewed 2 months later. At 14-months postbaseline, 350 mothers in the intervention group and a sample of 414 mothers who had equivalent demographic characteristics (comparison group) were interviewed about parenting knowledge and practices. Results. Of the mothers in the intervention group, 87% reported using the kit within 2 months after receiving it, and 53% had shared it with their partner. At both follow-ups, mothers in the intervention group showed greater gains in knowledge and reported better practices at 14 months than did mothers in the comparison group. Gains were greater for prenatal recipients and for Spanish speakers. Providers considered the kit a valuable resource for their parenting programs. Conclusions. The kit is an effective, low-cost, statewide health intervention for parents

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