Pre-conception health promotion Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention group received the Virtual Infant Parenting (VIP) Program. The VIP Program is an innovative six-day health promotion program delivered in schools where teenage participants learn abou
Sponsors
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research (Australia)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All government and independent schools within the Perth metropolitan area and with a funded school health nurse who had the capacity to conduct health promotion programs were recruited to the study. Individual participants were females aged 13 - 15 years of age (in Year 9 or 10) at the time of recruitment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Catholic schools due to a potential conflict of interest in regards to the teaching material 2. Male students were excluded from the study follow-up design 3. Female students who did not consent, or whose parents or guardians did not consent to participate in the study follow-up design
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Rates of teenage live births up to the age of 20 as identified by state medical records and tracked through the Western Australian Data Linkage System (WADLS) 2. Rates of teenage termination up to the age of 20 as identified by linkage with state abortion clinics Measurement of the primary outcome for both arms commenced in December 2006 with the first linkage to the WADLS and will continue to be measured quarterly until December 2011. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Pre-conceptual health and risk behaviours: 1.1. Preconceptual health risk behaviours 1.2. Folate supplementation 1.3. Injury prevention awareness 1.4. Immunisation awareness for teenagers 2. Birth and early child health outcomes (after birth of first child): 2.1. Planned pregnancy 2.2. Birthweight 2.3. Percentage expected birth weight (PEBW) 2.4. Apgar Test 2.5. Perinetal health status 3. Maternal health and wellbeing: 3.1. PND (Edinburgh Scale) 3.2. Kessler Psychological Distress Scale 3.3. SIDS risk factor awareness 3.4. Immunisation status 3.5. Breastfeeding 3.6. Awareness and uptake of health and other community supports 3.7. Perceived level of support 3.8. Recall of specific VIP Program elements Measurement of the secondary outcomes takes place at 6-months post a live-birth in either of the study arms. The method of measurement for the secondary outcomes is face-to-face interview. | — |
Countries
Australia
Outcome results
None listed