Acceptability of a text message-based intervention for obesity prevention in infants from Hawai'i and Puerto Rico WIC.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low-income and minority children are at increased risk for obesity. Text messaging offers advantages for delivering education, but few studies have assessed the acceptability of text messaging in interventions aimed at preventing excessive weight gain in infants. This study investigated the acceptability of a text message-based intervention for prevention of excessive weight gain in infants from Hawai'i and Puerto Rico WIC clinics.

Methods

The four-month text message based intervention designed to improve infant feeding practices and reduce excessive weight gain was a randomized controlled trial that included mothers with infants ages 0-2 months at baseline. Participants in the intervention arm received 18 text messages (1/week) promoting breastfeeding and appropr

SUBMITTER: Gibby CLK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6692961 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature