Abstract
This article describes the process of developing implementing and evaluating recruitment and retention strategies for an eight session preventive parenting program designed for high-risk minority parents from low-income inner-city communities. The program was offered in both Spanish and English to a sample of 142 one- and two-parent families (78% Mexican immigrant or Mexican American, 15% African American, and 9% Anglo, Native American, and other). Recruitment and retention strategies resulted in a 70% participation rate with 48% of the families attending 5-8 sessions and 22% attending 1-4 sessions. Attendance rates were higher for married and cohabiting mothers than for single mothers and for Spanish speaking mothers compared to English-speaking Latino mothers. New categories are presented to improve future reporting of recruitment and retention data.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 25-39 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Journal of Primary Prevention |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1997 |
Keywords
- High-risk families
- Minority families
- Parenting programs
- Retention
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health