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A cost-effectiveness evaluation of a home visit program for adolescent mothers

Marcela Aracena

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, maracena{at}uc.cl

Mariane Krause

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Carola Pérez

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

María Jesús Méndez

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Loreto Salvatierra

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Mauricio Soto

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Tomás Pantoja

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Sandra Navarro

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Alejandra Salinas

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Claudio Farah

Universidad de Chile

Carolina Altimir

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

A home visit intervention program for adolescents throughout their pregnancy and during the early stages of motherhood was evaluated. The participants (N = 90) were part of a larger group of adolescents treated in two health centers in a poor neighborhood in Santiago, Chile. The program was carried out by volunteer community health monitors and evaluated through an experimental, randomized, controlled clinical trial. Cost-effectiveness was examined in comparison with standard health care. Results show higher scores for the intervention group on the mothers’ mental health and nutritional state, as well as on the children’s levels of linguistic development.

Key Words: adolescent pregnancy • community intervention program • cost-effectiveness • home visits

Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 14, No. 7, 878-887 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309340988
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