Blended Delivery of a Primary Care Parenting Program for Child Development

Does a parenting program combining in-person and remote delivery and implemented by a government primary health system benefit early childhood development and parent behavior?In this randomized clinical trial of 627 parent-child pairs in Jamaica, children in the intervention group had significantly higher developmental levels and their parents provided more stimulating home environments compared with controls.The findings suggest combining in-person and remote delivery methods is a promising strategy for scaling early childhood development programs.

Corresponding Author: Susan M. Chang, PhD, Caribbean Institute for Health Research, The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica (susan.changlopez@uwi.edu).

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