University of Massachusetts, Worcester
This randomized controlled trial will recruit Bangladeshi mothers and their young children into a 12 month intervention that provides child health and oral health education and seeks to build social networks among mothers.
MAP-CH is a cluster randomized clinical trial. A total of 66 proximally dwelling clusters of approximately 7 mothers will be randomized 1:1 to the intervention and control arms (33 clusters/arm). One child per family will be enrolled, resulting in a total sample size of 460. The target population of this study is low-income SA mothers of young children aged 12-66 months. Recruitment: To identify eligible families for recruitment, the MAP-CH research staff will conduct a Mapping Project. Outreach workers will identify clusters of eligible families living close together in SA neighborhoods. Acc…
Inclusion Criteria: * Mother: * Age \>=18; * Speaks and reads/writes Bengali or Hindi/Urdu; * Mother born in a South Asian country; * Mother is primary caretaker of child * Child: * Aged \>=12 and \<=48 months * Has Medicaid or CHIP (NYS health plan for low income families not qualifying for Medicaid) Exclusion Criteria: * Mother: * Unable to provide informed consent, * Lack of availability--either plans to travel for \> 1 month during 12 month initial study period or other barriers to attendance; * Mother has exclusionary health condition--either intellectual/cognitive…
The investigators will use techniques from the social network literature to build each treatment group as a cohesive social network and will diffuse educational messages through these groups. Educational materials and vetted dentist referrals, plus navigation to dentist visits, will be provided.
Control arm will receive a referral to vetted dentist and educational materials on child health
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