Browsing by Author "Aracena, Marcela"

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    A cost-effectiveness evaluation of a home visit program for adolescent mothers
    (SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2009) Aracena, Marcela; Krause, Mariane; Perez, Carola; Jesus Mendez, Maria; Salvatierra, Loreto; Soto, Mauricio; Pantoja, Tomas; Navarro, Sandra; Salinas, Alejandra; Farah, Claudio; Altimir, Carolina
    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.
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    Evaluación de la efectividad de programas de visitas domiciliarias para madres adolescentes y sus hijos/as
    (2011) Aracena, Marcela; Campos, María Silvia; Cuadra, Victoria; Krause, Mariane; Leiva, Loreto; Pérez, Carola; Undurraga, Consuelo; Bedregal, Paula
    Background: Home visiting is effective for the promotion and prevention of mother-child health in other countries, especially in vulnerable populations such as pregnant teenagers. Aim: To evalúate the association between receiving a home visiting program duringpregnancy and child development during thefirstyear oflife, maternal mental health, perception of social support and school attendance. Material and Methods: Cross sectional assessment of 132 teenage mother-sibling pairs. Ofthese, 87 received home visits and 45 were randomly assigned to a control group. The assessed variables were maternal mental health, perception of social support, Ufe satisfaction, incorporation of mothers to school after delivery, child development and frequency of child abuse and neglect. Results: Mothers that received home visits had a better mental health and went back to school in a higherproportion. No significant differences between groups were observed on perception of social support or child development. Conclusions: These results suggest the effectiveness of domiciliary visits performed by non-professionals, to improve mental health and social integration of teenage mothers.
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    Tobacco smoking in urban neighborhoods: Exploring social capital as a protective factor in Santiago, Chile
    (OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2010) Sapag, Jaime C.; Poblete, Fernando C.; Eicher, Caitlin; Aracena, Marcela; Caneo, Constanza; Vera, Gloria; Martinez, Mayra; Hoyos, Rodrigo; Villarroel, Luis; Bradford, Elizabeth
    Research examining the relationship between social capital and health in Latin America has been limited. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between social capital and tobacco use in four low-income neighborhoods in Santiago, Chile.