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
Artigo
em Espanhol
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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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Assunto principal:
Gravidez na Adolescência
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Apoio Social
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Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde
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Saúde Mental
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Serviços de Saúde Comunitária
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Visita Domiciliar
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudos de avaliação
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adolescente
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Lactente
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Gravidez
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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Documento de projeto
País de afiliação:
Chile
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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