Journal
JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
Volume 26, Issue 3, Pages 203-218Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010373113060
Keywords
high-risk populations; parenting intervention; retention strategies
Funding
- NICHD NIH HHS [U18-HD30454, U18-HD30458, U18-HD30463, U18-HD31206, U18-HD30445, U18-HD30447] Funding Source: Medline
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Women with inadequate prenatal care were recruited to a multi-component parenting intervention study. Because it was anticipated that this high-risk population might present challenges to retention, a variety of strategies were employed to maintain their participation in the study. This report reviews the results of these retention efforts and compares the population that completed the study versus those that terminated prior to study completion. Two hundred and eighty-six women were randomized to an intervention or control group. Careful tracking of the mothers, offering incentives for completing various study activities and providing a culturally competent staff were among the strategies employed to maintain participation. Comparison was made of those mothers terminating before study completion versus those retained, and of those terminating early in the study period versus later. Despite retention efforts, attrition at a level of 41% occurred. A few characteristics of mothers terminating early fi om the study were significant including older maternal age, a larger number of children, and incidence of no prenatal care. Despite comprehensive tracking procedures, some mothers were lost to follow up after change of residence. Other reasons for attrition included child outplacement and refusal of sen ices or data collection procedures.
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