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Digital tools to improve parenting behaviour in low-income settings: a mixed-methods feasibility study

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dc.contributor.author Jäggi, Lena
dc.contributor.author Aguilar, Leonel
dc.contributor.author Alvarado Llatance, Milagros
dc.contributor.author Castellanos, Andreana
dc.contributor.author Fink, Guenther
dc.contributor.author Hinckley, Kristen
dc.contributor.author Huaylinos Bustamante, Maria Luisa
dc.contributor.author McCoy, Dana Charles
dc.contributor.author Verástegui Huasasquiche, Héctor Alfredo
dc.contributor.author Mäusezahl, Daniel
dc.contributor.author Hartinger Peña, Stella Maria
dc.coverage.spatial San Marcos, Cajamarca, Perú
dc.coverage.spatial Cajabamba, Cajamarca, Perú
dc.coverage.spatial Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Perú
dc.date.accessioned 2023-04-16T04:38:12Z
dc.date.available 2023-04-16T04:38:12Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/13364
dc.description.abstract INTRODUCTION: Digital parenting interventions could be potentially cost-effective means for providing early child development services in low-income settings. This 5-month mixed-methods pilot study evaluated the feasibility of using <i>Afinidata</i>, a comprehensive <i>Facebook Messenger</i>-based digital parenting intervention in a remote rural setting in Latin America and explored necessary adaptations to local context. METHODS: The study was conducted in three provinces in the Cajamarca region, Peru, from February to July 2021. 180 mothers with children aged between 2 and 24 months and regular access to a smartphone were enrolled. Mothers were interviewed three times in-person. Selected mothers also participated in focus groups or in-depth qualitative interviews. RESULTS: Despite the rural and remote study site, 88% of local families with children between 0 and 24 months had access to internet and smartphones. Two months after baseline, 84% of mothers reported using the platform at least once, and of those, 87% rated it as useful to very useful. After 5 months, 42% of mothers were still active on the platform, with little variation between urban and rural settings. Modifications to the intervention focused on assisting mothers in navigating the platform independently and included adding a laminated booklet with general information on child development, sample activities and detailed instructions on how to self-enrol in case of lost phones. CONCLUSIONS: We found high access to smartphones and the intervention was well received and used in very remote areas of Peru, suggesting that digital parenting interventions could be a promising path forward for supporting low-income families in remote parts of Latin America. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher BMJ Publishing Group
dc.relation.ispartofseries Archives of Disease in Childhood
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject global health en_US
dc.subject child development en_US
dc.subject infant development en_US
dc.title Digital tools to improve parenting behaviour in low-income settings: a mixed-methods feasibility study en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2022-324964
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#5.03.01
dc.relation.issn 1468-2044


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