Abstract
Objective
To describe the intervention and research methods of Project Dads in Nutrition Education, an intervention that adds nutrition and breastfeeding education to the existing
Healthy Start program in Georgia for Black expecting mothers and fathers to improve nutrition literacy,
health outcomes, and breastfeeding rates.
Design
This 2-year community-based participatory research study employs a cluster randomization
factorial design.
Setting
Six Healthy Start program sites (3 intervention and 3 control sites) in Georgia counties with high
infant and maternal mortality rates.
Participants
Approximately 480 Black, expecting, Healthy Start program participants (20 couples [mother and father] and 40 single mothers from each
site) will be enrolled over the study period.
Intervention(s)
Project Dads in Nutrition Education will strengthen the capacity of the Georgia Healthy Start program to integrate an evidence-based nutrition education program, breastfeeding
education, and father engagement into its routine services.
Main Outcome Measure(s)
Changes in prepost survey assessment of participants’ nutrition literacy and eating
behaviors; changes in prepost survey assessment of participants’ breastfeeding knowledge,
attitudes, intent, initiation, and duration; and health and food diary collected 3
times (ie, at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months after enrollment).
Analysis
Process evaluation throughout the study to document implementation. Generalized linear
mixed modeling will be used to determine the impact of the intervention.
Key Words
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: May 21, 2022
Accepted:
March 24,
2022
Footnotes
Conflict of Interest Disclosure: The authors have not stated any conflicts of interest.
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