Ann M Davis1, Katherine Gallagher, Melissa Taylor, Kimberly Canter, Meredith D Gillette, Karen Wambach, Eve-Lynn Nelson. 1. *Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS; †Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition, Kansas City, MO; ‡Department of Psychiatry, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; §Department of Nutrition, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; ‖Clinical Child Psychology Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; ¶Department of Behavioral Sciences, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO; **School of Nursing, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS; ††Department of Telemedicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Teenage pregnancy is a major public health concern in the United States. In addition to other life stressors, adolescent mothers and their children are at risk for obesity and other negative health outcomes. The current study examines the impact of a brief in-home educational intervention designed to improve health knowledge and behavior in a sample of low-income adolescent mothers. METHOD: Forty-six teen mothers received 6 in-home educational sessions focused on nutrition and physical activity, with baseline and follow-up knowledge and behavior assessments. RESULTS: Results indicate significant improvements in mothers' health knowledge and physical activity pertaining to themselves and to their children, and also an unexpected increase in sedentary behaviors. CONCLUSION: Results from this study indicate that knowledge-focused interventions may be an effective method to facilitate positive health behavioral change for teenage mothers.
OBJECTIVE: Teenage pregnancy is a major public health concern in the United States. In addition to other life stressors, adolescent mothers and their children are at risk for obesity and other negative health outcomes. The current study examines the impact of a brief in-home educational intervention designed to improve health knowledge and behavior in a sample of low-income adolescent mothers. METHOD: Forty-six teen mothers received 6 in-home educational sessions focused on nutrition and physical activity, with baseline and follow-up knowledge and behavior assessments. RESULTS: Results indicate significant improvements in mothers' health knowledge and physical activity pertaining to themselves and to their children, and also an unexpected increase in sedentary behaviors. CONCLUSION: Results from this study indicate that knowledge-focused interventions may be an effective method to facilitate positive health behavioral change for teenage mothers.
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