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Association Of Maternal And Community Factors With Enrollment In Home Visiting Among At-Risk, First-Time Mothers, N. Goyal, E. Hall, D. Jones, J. Meinzen-Derr, J. Short, R. Ammerman, J. Van Ginkel
Association Of Maternal And Community Factors With Enrollment In Home Visiting Among At-Risk, First-Time Mothers, N. Goyal, E. Hall, D. Jones, J. Meinzen-Derr, J. Short, R. Ammerman, J. Van Ginkel
David E. Jones
Objectives. We identified individual and contextual factors associated with referral and enrollment in home visiting among at-risk, first-time mothers.
Methods. We retrospectively studied referral and enrollment in a regional home visiting program from 2007 to 2009 in Hamilton County, Ohio. Using linked vital statistics and census tract data, we obtained individual and community measures on first-time mothers meeting eligibility criteria for home visiting (low income, unmarried, or age<18 years). Generalized linear modeling was per- formed to determine factors associated with relative risk (RR) of (1) referral to home visiting among eligible mothers and (2) enrollment after referral.
Results. Of 8187 …