American journal of preventive medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Impacting delayed pediatric influenza vaccination: a randomized controlled trial of text message reminders.
Influenza vaccination coverage is low, especially among low-income populations. Most doses are generally administered early in the influenza season, yet sustained vaccination efforts are crucial for achieving optimal coverage. The impact of text message influenza vaccination reminders was recently demonstrated in a low-income population. Little is known about their effect on children with delayed influenza vaccination or the most effective message type. ⋯ Text message reminders with embedded educational information and options for interactivity have a small positive effect on influenza vaccination of urban, low-income, minority children who remain unvaccinated by late fall.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Health literacy and injury prevention behaviors among caregivers of infants.
Unintentional injury is a leading cause of infant mortality. ⋯ Non-adherence to injury prevention guidelines was common. Low caregiver health literacy was significantly associated with some injury prevention behaviors. Future interventions should consider the role of health literacy in promoting injury prevention.
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Obesity has been associated with breast cancer risk in the Caucasian population but the association remains unclear in the Hispanics. Previous studies conducted among Hispanics in the U.S. have shown inconsistent results. ⋯ These findings suggest that anthropometric factors may have different associations with breast cancer risk in Hispanic women than in Caucasian women. This study also shows the importance of considering the evolution of body shape throughout life.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
The Ask-Advise-Connect approach for smokers in a safety net healthcare system: a group-randomized trial.
Because smoking has a profound impact on socioeconomic disparities in illness and death, it is crucial that vulnerable populations of smokers be targeted with treatment. The U.S. Public Health Service recommends that all patients be asked about their smoking at every visit and that smokers be given brief advice to quit and referred to treatment. ⋯ The AAC approach to aiding smoking cessation has tremendous potential to reduce tobacco-related health disparities.
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Multicenter Study
Triple tobacco screen: opportunity to help families become smokefree.
American Academy of Pediatrics policy recommends that pediatricians document environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure of a child at every visit. The extent to which pediatricians adhere to this policy, however, is unknown. ⋯ Pediatricians infrequently addressed ETS exposure of children among parents who do and do not smoke. Substantial missed opportunities may exist to counsel smokers and reduce ETS exposure of children in the most common exposure locations-the home and car.