Evaluation of the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Moxibustion on Acupuncture Point Zhiyin (67 UB) for Correction of Abnormal Presentation, 1995-1996

Investigators: Francesco Cardini, Huang Weixin

The Evaluation of the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Moxibustion on Acupuncture Point Zhiyin (67 UB) for Correction of Abnormal Presentation was conducted between 1995 and 1996 at two women’s hospitals in the Jiangxi Province of the People’s Republic of China. The study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of moxibustion (burning herbs to stimulate acupuncture points) on acupuncture point Zhiyin (beside the outer corner of the fifth toenail) as a means of promoting inversion of fetuses in breech presentation, by way of increasing fetal activity. The study involved 260 women, pregnant for the first time, in the 33rd week of gestation, and with breech presentation, diagnosed by ultrasound. The pregnant women were randomly assigned to receive either one or two 30-minute moxibustion sessions per day or to receive routine care. The study was a randomized, controlled, open clinical trial that lasted two weeks. All patients were evaluated at baseline, during examinations in the 35th week, and during an after-birth appointment. Patients receiving moxibustion were also evaluated during examinations in the 34th week and if breech presentation persisted, moxibustion was administered for another week. In addition, patients monitored active fetal movements during their duration in the trial.

Expressive Language Delay (ELD) Treatment Program: An Early Intervention for Children with Early Expressive Language Delay

Investigators: Grover J. Whitehurst, PhD & Janet E. Fischel PhD

Specific expressive language delay (ELD) is an early childhood condition characterized by a substantial delay in the child's development of expressive language relative to their receptive language skills and non-verbal intelligence. Young children with ELD are only able to produce a few single words, at an age at which most children are able to produce hundreds of words and a variety of syntactic combinations. The Expressive Language Delay (ELD) Treatment Program is a home- and clinic-based intervention that trains parents of young children diagnosed with ELD, with skills to improve their child's expressive language abilities. The ELD Treatment Program consists of seven 30-minute training sessions, in which parents receive training on seven language therapy skills. Parents are asked to practice each of these skills at-home with their child during the two-week intervals between training sessions. Parent training sessions were conducted on a one-on-one basis at an outpatient pediatric clinic and took place every other week during a three and a half month period. The evaluation of the ELD Treatment Program demonstrated short-term success in helping to improve the expressive vocabulary skills of children diagnosed with ELD. Click here to view more detailed information on this program.

FOCUS: Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections and Unwanted Pregnancies among Young Women

Investigators: Cherrie Boyer, Mary-Ann Shafer, Lance Pollack, Kelli Betsinger, Y. Jason Yang, Julius Schachter, Richard Shaffer, Stephanie Brodine, Heidi Kraft

The FOCUS program, a four-session cognitive-behavioral group intervention addressing prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unintended pregnancies, was originally delivered to young women US Marine Corps recruits. Following a baseline survey, 2,157 women were randomized into either the experimental group (n=1,062) or the control group (n=1,095). Both groups received interventions of four two-hour sessions. Follow-up surveys were conducted with both groups at approximately four months post-baseline and approximately 14 months post-baseline. The evaluation results revealed that a higher proportion of the control group had a post-intervention STI or unintended pregnancy than the intervention group (Odds Ratio = 1.41, 95% Confidence Interval = 1.01-1.98). Among study participants who had no pre-intervention history of STIs or pregnancy, but who engaged in risky sexual behaviors just before recruit training, the control group was significantly more likely to acquire a post-intervention STI than the intervention group (OR = 2.05, CI = 1.74-4.08). Among study participants who reported not being sexually experienced at baseline, control group participants were significantly more likely to have had multiple sexual partners post-intervention than intervention group participants (OR = 1.87, CI = 1.01-3.47). FOCUS is supported by the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH)'s Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) program as an EBI that is medically accurate, age appropriate, and has been proven through rigorous evaluation to prevent teen pregnancy and/or associated sexual risk behaviors. Click here to view more detailed information on this program.

Fertility and Contraception Among Low-Income Child Abusing and Neglecting Mothers in Baltimore, MD, 1984-1985

Investigators: Susan J. Zuvarin

The purpose of this study was to generate information about the fertility patterns and contracepting behaviors of mothers who personally neglect their children and mothers who either physically abuse or allow someone else to physically abuse their children. Specific objectives were: To describe and compare the fertility patterns--family size, family spacing, age at first birth, number of sires per family, and number of unplanned children--of maltreating and comparable non-maltreating mothers. To describe and compare the contracepting behaviors of maltreating and comparable nonmaltreating mothers. To identify demographic, personal, and social factors associated with family inadequacy by urban, public assistance mothers and to determine if these factors differ by type of maltreatment. To recommend family planning delivery strategies that will assist maltreating mothers and other ineffective contraceptors to more adequately control their fertility.

First U.S. Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HANES), 1971-1975

Investigators: National Center for Health Statistics

The first Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HANES I) was conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics to measure the nutritional status and health of the U.S. population aged 1-74 years. For children aged 1-5 years, information on the age of the biological mother at the time of birth of the subject child is available. Thus, it is possible to differentiate children born to teenage mothers from those born to older mothers. The Archive file contains information on all 1-5 year-olds. In addition, data from children aged 6-11 are included in the file to allow comparisons with the second HANES (HANES II; forthcoming in DAAPPP), which will contain data on age of mother for all 1- 11 year-olds, and not just for 1-5 year-olds. The DAAPPP HANES I file includes data merged from the three HANES I public use files that are most relevant to studies of the health consequences for children of teen parents. The file contains all of the following information: demographic background characteristics; height and weight data; data on a series of body and skinfold measurements; results of x- rays of hand and wrist; medical examination results; medical history; and school lunch, milk, and breakfast programs data.Note for users of DAAPPP Data Sets #01-B1DAAPPP data sets 01 through B1 are comprised of a User's Guide, SPSS syntax files (*.SPS or *.SPX) and raw data files only. Most of these datasets contain SPSS syntax files that use Job Control Language (JCL) from 1980s versions of SPSS-X. Because the syntax is old, the syntax files require editing to conform to the current syntax standards used by SPSS/Windows or SPSS/Unix. If you require technical assistance in using or editing these syntax files, please contact Sociometrics' Data Support Group at 800.846.3475 or socio@socio.com.

Florida-Puerto Rico Study of Adolescent Pregnancy and Neonatal Behavior, 1978

Investigators: Barry M. Lester

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between neonatal behavior and prenatal and perinatal risk factors in infants of adolescent and older mothers in Puerto Rico and Mainland United States. The sample included 303 newborn infants; 156 were examined in Puerto Rico, and 147 in Florida. A follow-up study was conducted with 99 participants in the Puerto Rican infant sample. These follow-up data consisted largely of various measures of infant performance. Note for users of DAAPPP Data Sets #01-B1DAAPPP data sets 01 through B1 are comprised of a User's Guide, SPSS syntax files (*.SPS or *.SPX) and raw data files only. Most of these datasets contain SPSS syntax files that use Job Control Language (JCL) from 1980s versions of SPSS-X. Because the syntax is old, the syntax files require editing to conform to the current syntax standards used by SPSS/Windows or SPSS/Unix. If you require technical assistance in using or editing these syntax files, please contact Sociometrics' Data Support Group at 800.846.3475 or socio@socio.com.

Food Stamp Program Quality Control Database, 2000

Investigators: Mathematica Policy Research Inc. for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service

The Food Stamp Program (FSP) is the largest of domestic food and nutrition assistance programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Services (FNS). During fiscal year 2000, the FSP served and average of 17.2 million persons per month, paying out almost $15.0 billion in food stamps throughout the year. The characteristics of food stamp households and the level of FSP participation change over time in response to economic and demographic trends, and to legislative changes in eligibility requirements. To track these changes and measure their effect on the FSP, FNS relies on data from the QC database, which is an edited version of the FSP Quality Control (FSPQC) database. The FSPQC database contains detailed demographic, economic, and FSP eligibility information for a nationally representative sample of 46,963 FSP units. The FSPQC data are generated from monthly quality control (QC) reviews of FSP cases that are conducted by state FSP agencies to assess the accuracy of eligibility determinations and benefit calculations for the state's FSP caseload. These data, which are produced annually, are ideal for tabulations of the characteristics of food stamp units and for simulating the impact of various reforms to the FSP on current FSP sites.

Fulton County Descriptive Study, A Subset of the JOBS Child Outcome Study, 1992-1994 (The JOBS Descriptive Study)

Investigators: Kristin A. Moore, Martha J. Zaslow, Mary Jo Coiro, & Suzanne M. Miller

The JOBS Child Outcomes Study is a longitudinal investigation of the life circumstances and development of young children (ages 3 to 5 year at baseline) in families receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children whose mothers were randomly assigned to one of three groups (Human Capital Development, Labor Force Attachment, Control) to test strategies to reduce welfare dependency and promote self-sufficiency. The data were collected as part of an evaluation of the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Training Program. The evaluation was conducted by the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation; The Child Outcomes substudy of the parents and children was conducted by Child Trends, Inc. The Fulton County Descriptive Study, the subject of this data set, was a subset of the JOBS Child Outcomes Study sample and only took place in Fulton County, Georgia. Its purpose was to describe the participants in one site soon after random assignment. The study gathered information about child outcomes and intervening maternal, familial, and child processes related to cognitive development, safety and health, problem behavior and emotional well-being, and social development.

Growth of American Families, 1960

Investigators: Arthur A. Campbell, Pascal K. Whelpton, and John E. Patterson

This study gathered data on topics such as births and miscarriages, sterility, the use of contraception, and the desired and expected number of children from 3,322 women. The sample consisted of white wives, nonwhite wives, and white women no longer married. One important purpose of this study was to see how well married women interviewed in 1955 (DAAPPP Data Set No. 41) had predicted the number of children that women like themselves would have in the 1955- 60 period. This study also explored more thoroughly certain topics that received only brief attention in the 1955 survey, e.g., a couple's ability to have children and their success in using contraceptives. For the first time, some data on family planning attitudes and practices of nonwhite couples were obtained. Note for users of DAAPPP Data Sets #01-B1DAAPPP data sets 01 through B1 are comprised of a User's Guide, SPSS syntax files (*.SPS or *.SPX) and raw data files only. Most of these datasets contain SPSS syntax files that use Job Control Language (JCL) from 1980s versions of SPSS-X. Because the syntax is old, the syntax files require editing to conform to the current syntax standards used by SPSS/Windows or SPSS/Unix. If you require technical assistance in using or editing these syntax files, please contact Sociometrics' Data Support Group at 800.846.3475 or socio@socio.com.

Growth of American Families: Married Women, 1955

Investigators: Arthur A. Campbell, Pascal K. Whelpton, and John E. Patterson

The Survey Research Center of the University of Michigan gathered data from married women on topics such as births and miscarriages, sterility, the use of contraception, and the desired number of children. One of the main purposes of the study was to gather information that would help to improve forecasts of numbers of births in the U.S. Interviews were conducted with 2,713 white married women aged 18 to 39, living with their husbands or temporarily separated due to the husband's service in the armed forces. The sample was restricted to white women due to the researchers' limited resources for the field work. Young single women also were interviewed to determine their ideas on marriage and desired family size. The data on the single women are archived as DAAPPP Data Set No. 42. Note for users of DAAPPP Data Sets #01-B1DAAPPP data sets 01 through B1 are comprised of a User's Guide, SPSS syntax files (*.SPS or *.SPX) and raw data files only. Most of these datasets contain SPSS syntax files that use Job Control Language (JCL) from 1980s versions of SPSS-X. Because the syntax is old, the syntax files require editing to conform to the current syntax standards used by SPSS/Windows or SPSS/Unix. If you require technical assistance in using or editing these syntax files, please contact Sociometrics' Data Support Group at 800.846.3475 or socio@socio.com.