Evaluación de la efectividad de programas de visitas domiciliarias para madres adolescentes y sus hijos/as / Effectiveness of a home visit program for adolescent mothers and their children
Rev. méd. Chile
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139(1): 60-65, ene. 2011. ilus
Artículo
en Español
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Home visiting is effective for the promotion and prevention of mother-child health in other countries, especially in vulnerable populations such as pregnant teenagers.Aim:
To evalúate the association between receiving a home visiting program duringpregnancy and child development during thefirstyear oflife, maternal mental health, perception of social support and school attendance. Material andMethods:
Cross sectional assessment of 132 teenage mother-sibling pairs. Ofthese, 87 received home visits and 45 were randomly assigned to a control group. The assessed variables were maternal mental health, perception of social support, Ufe satisfaction, incorporation of mothers to school after delivery, child development and frequency of child abuse and neglect.Results:
Mothers that received home visits had a better mental health and went back to school in a higherproportion. No significant differences between groups were observed on perception of social support or child development.Conclusions:
These results suggest the effectiveness of domiciliary visits performed by non-professionals, to improve mental health and social integration of teenage mothers.
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Asunto principal:
Embarazo en Adolescencia
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Apoyo Social
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Evaluación de Programas y Proyectos de Salud
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Salud Mental
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Servicios de Salud Comunitaria
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Visita Domiciliaria
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudios de evaluación
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adolescente
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Lactante
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Embarazo
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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Documento de proyecto
País de afiliación:
Chile
Institución/País de afiliación:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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