Child development, adolescent risk behavior, adult health. Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Due to budgetary and logistical constraints, the Mexican Government was unable to enroll all eligible families simultaneously
rather, it needed to phase in enrollment over a period of time. For ease of implementation, the Government decided that it would enroll whole communities at a time and that it would enroll them as fas
thus, each of the communities was given equal chance of being included. None of the sites was told they would be participating in the study, and information regarding timing of roll-out was not made p
Sponsors
Department of Social Welfare (Mexico)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. All households with income <20% of national average 2. Living in one of the following seven states: Guerrero, Hidalgo, Michoacán, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, or Veracruz
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: All households with income >20% of national average.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Child development, adolescent risk behavior and adult health were assessed in 2003 by the following: 1. Body mass index (BMI, defined as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) was used to define overweight (25=BMI), obesity grade I (30=BMI), and obesity grade II (35=BMI) at a follow-up survey in 2003. 2. Uncontrolled hypertension was defined as diastolic blood pressure (DBP)=90 mm Hg or systolic pressure (SBP) =140 mm Hg in accordance with The Joint National Committee on Hypertension at a follow-up survey in 2003. 3. Questionnaires were administered to obtain information about the following: 3.1. Demographic characteristics 3.2. Educational attainment 3.3. Assets (large and small household assets, and vehicles) 3.4. Household construction (presence of dirt floor, electricity or bathroom) 3.5. Land and animals owned 3.6. Household composition (age and sex of all household members) 3.7. Marital status (married/cohabitating or unmarried/living alone) 3.8. Indigenous ethnicity (whether an indigenous language is spoken by the head of household) 3.9. Self-reported health status (distance he/she can walk without being tired) 3.10. Health outcomes (report from doctor regarding status of blood pressure or diabetes within the past five years) These outcomes will be assessed again in 2007. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
Mexico, United States of America
Outcome results
None listed