Effect of a Home-Visiting Intervention to Reduce Early Childhood Obesity Among Native American Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Early childhood obesity disproportionately affects Native American communities. Home visiting is a promising strategy for promoting optimal infant growth in this population.

Objective

To assess the impact of a brief home-visiting approach, Family Spirit Nurture (FSN), on sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption, responsive parenting and infant feeding practices, and optimal growth through 12 months post partum.

Design, setting, and participants

This study was a 1:1 randomized clinical trial comparing FSN with an injury prevention education control condition in a reservation-based community. Participants were Navajo mothers 13 years or older with infants younger than 14 weeks recruited between March 22, 2017, and May 18, 2018, and followed up through 12 mo

SUBMITTER: Rosenstock S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7653536 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature