TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of a parenting education program on the use of preventive pediatric health care services among low-income, minority mothers
T2 - A randomized, controlled study
AU - El-Mohandes, Ayman A.E.
AU - Katz, Kathy S.
AU - El-Khorazaty, M. Nabil
AU - McNeely-Johnson, Doris
AU - Sharps, Phyllis W.
AU - Jarrett, Marian H.
AU - Rose, Allison
AU - White, Davene M.
AU - Young, Michal
AU - Grylack, Larry
AU - Murray, Kennan D.B.
AU - Katta, Pragathi S.
AU - Burroughs, Melissa
AU - Atiyeh, Ghassan
AU - Wingrove, Barbara K.
AU - Herman, Allen A.
PY - 2003/6/1
Y1 - 2003/6/1
N2 - Objective. To determine if a community-based intervention program focusing on parenting education will have an impact on preventive health care utilization behaviors among low-income, minority mothers in Washington, DC. Design. The experimental design was a randomized, controlled study in which 286 mother-infant dyads were assigned to either the standard social services (control) group or to the intervention group. Women and their newborn infants were recruited during the immediate postpartum period in 4 Washington, DC, hospital sites from April 1995 to April 1997. The year-long multicomponent intervention included home visits and hospital-based group sessions in addition to the standard social services available at the hospital sites. A total of 286 postpartum women with inadequate prenatal care were assigned randomly to the control or the intervention group. Women and their infants were followed for 1 full year. Outcome measures included usage of preventive health care services including well care infant visits and adherence to immunization schedules during the first year of the infant's life. Results. Infants in the intervention group initiated well care at an earlier age than controls (by 6 weeks, 62.5% vs 50% had received their first well infant visit). Infants in the intervention group had more frequent well visits (by 12 months of age, 3.5 vs 2.7 visits). Multivariate analyses showed infants in the intervention group to be more likely to complete their scheduled immunizations (by 9 months, odds ratio = 2.2, 95% confidence interval: 1.09-4.53). Those in the intervention group with more frequent contacts (30+ visits) with study personnel were most likely to have followed age-appropriate immunization schedules when compared with controls (at 9 months odds ratio = 3.63, 95% confidence interval: 1.58-8.33). Conclusions. It is possible to influence health care usage patterns of high-risk minority populations through public health interventions that are global in their perspective. Focusing on parental knowledge and beliefs regarding health-related issues and life skills in a selfefficacy model is associated with improved usage of infant health care resources.
AB - Objective. To determine if a community-based intervention program focusing on parenting education will have an impact on preventive health care utilization behaviors among low-income, minority mothers in Washington, DC. Design. The experimental design was a randomized, controlled study in which 286 mother-infant dyads were assigned to either the standard social services (control) group or to the intervention group. Women and their newborn infants were recruited during the immediate postpartum period in 4 Washington, DC, hospital sites from April 1995 to April 1997. The year-long multicomponent intervention included home visits and hospital-based group sessions in addition to the standard social services available at the hospital sites. A total of 286 postpartum women with inadequate prenatal care were assigned randomly to the control or the intervention group. Women and their infants were followed for 1 full year. Outcome measures included usage of preventive health care services including well care infant visits and adherence to immunization schedules during the first year of the infant's life. Results. Infants in the intervention group initiated well care at an earlier age than controls (by 6 weeks, 62.5% vs 50% had received their first well infant visit). Infants in the intervention group had more frequent well visits (by 12 months of age, 3.5 vs 2.7 visits). Multivariate analyses showed infants in the intervention group to be more likely to complete their scheduled immunizations (by 9 months, odds ratio = 2.2, 95% confidence interval: 1.09-4.53). Those in the intervention group with more frequent contacts (30+ visits) with study personnel were most likely to have followed age-appropriate immunization schedules when compared with controls (at 9 months odds ratio = 3.63, 95% confidence interval: 1.58-8.33). Conclusions. It is possible to influence health care usage patterns of high-risk minority populations through public health interventions that are global in their perspective. Focusing on parental knowledge and beliefs regarding health-related issues and life skills in a selfefficacy model is associated with improved usage of infant health care resources.
KW - Intervention program
KW - Parenting education
KW - Preventive health care visits
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U2 - 10.1542/peds.111.6.1324
DO - 10.1542/peds.111.6.1324
M3 - Article
C2 - 12777548
AN - SCOPUS:0037639993
SN - 0031-4005
VL - 111
SP - 1324
EP - 1332
JO - Pediatrics
JF - Pediatrics
IS - 6 I
ER -