Enhancing intergenerational HeAlth in Nigeria: peripartum as Critical life stagE for CardioVascular Health (ENHANCE-CVH) study: findings from pre-implementation using the updated consolidated framework for implementation research (CFIR 2.0).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pregnancy is a crucial period to improve cardiovascular health (CVH) for mothers and their families. The current study emphasizes framework-guided factors that influence the adaptation of an evidence-based intervention (Parents as Teachers and Healthy Eating Active Living Taught at Home [PAT + HEALTH]) to support healthy gestational weight gain and postpartum weight management among pregnant women with obesity and their infants in Nigeria.

Methods

From May to June 2023, 43 in-depth interviews were conducted with 11 parents, 15 community health extension workers (CHEWs)/health educators, and 17 policymakers/ healthcare supervisors in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. Additionally, nine focus groups were conducted with 75 participants. Interviews were recorded

SUBMITTER: Lopez JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12781714 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature