Reducing Tobacco Exposures Among African American Socially Disadvantaged Children and Women Caregivers in the AR Delta Region

Status: Completed
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Secondhand smoke exposure in the home can causes sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), asthma, respiratory illnesses, and ear infections in children. In addition to cigarette smoke, exposure to other tobacco products can further compromise the safety of children in the home. This study aims to reduce the burden of multiple tobacco exposures, improve access to preventive care, and reduce the disproportionate risk for chronic diseases, including cancer, among African American women and children living in the Arkansas Delta region. Our central hypothesis is that messages delivered by a community health worker that aim to modify knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and subjective norms may influence the perceived threat of tobacco exposures and provide cues for African American women caregivers to implement comprehensive smokefree policies to protect their children from the harms of tobacco and in-turn, influence their quitting.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 50
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• African American women caregivers

• Aged 18-50

• Primary caregivers of at least one child in the home aged 6 months-14 (birth parent, guardian)

• Primary decision-maker in the AR home

• English speaking

• Can provide written informed consent

• Working phone and home address

• Smoked cigarettes and/or cigars for at least 1 year

• Low income as defined by any indicator (e.g., Medicaid; Earned Income Tax Credit; Children's Health Insurance Plan \[ARKids\]; subsidized housing; child care subsidies; food stamps; low-income energy assistance; free/reduced lunch program; supplemental nutrition program; Head Start program)

• Live in the home with African American WCG who is the legal parent or guardian enrolled in study

• Aged 6 months to 14 years

• Non-tobacco user

Locations
United States
Arkansas
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock
Time Frame
Start Date: 2020-01-15
Completion Date: 2023-06-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 200
Treatments
Experimental: Behavioral Treatment
Following baseline, the CHWs will deliver three doses of the intervention to the treatment (intervention) group over a 6-month period with follow-up at 12 months for all WCGs. At 1, 3, and 6 months, WCGs will receive motivational interviewing, educational materials and biofeedback based on the child's saliva sample and WCG's carbon monoxide.
Active_comparator: Control
WCGs will receive educational materials in the mail at 1, 3, and 6 months.
Sponsors
Leads: University of Arkansas
Collaborators: Tri-County Rural Health Network, Coalition for a Tobacco Free Arkansas

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