Using online social networks to provide a parental health-education intervention for preventing unintentional injuries among children aged 0-3 years: A randomized controlled trial and social network analysis in Shanghai, China.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Unintentional injury among children represents a major public health problem. Online-social-network-based parental-health-education is a potential way to reduce child unintentional injuries. The study aimed to explore the mechanisms by which online-social-network-based health education may reduce the unintentional injuries among children aged 0-3 years.

Methods

We conducted a participant-blinded, randomized controlled, online-social-network-based health-education intervention study from March 2019 to February 2020 in Shanghai. We established four WeChat groups (two intervention groups and two control groups). For the intervention groups, a doctor's assistant regularly delivered information regarding unintentional injuries among children, and community childcare

SUBMITTER: Feng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9875045 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature