Date of Award
Summer 8-11-2015
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Department
Public Health
First Advisor
Daniel Whitaker, PhD
Second Advisor
Shannon Self-Brown, PhD
Abstract
Child maltreatment affects millions of children annually, and evidence-based home visiting programs, such as SafeCare®, help increase parenting skills and, ultimately, the well-being of children. Although effective at reducing maltreatment when participants complete services, high attrition rates in home visiting services may reduce this effectiveness. Using a sample of all clients receiving SafeCare services in Georgia (n=93) from October 2013 to February 2015, we evaluated individual characteristics, information seeking behaviors, and programmatic factors in order to understand the relationships, if any, with participant program completion. During this evaluation cycle, SafeCare reports a completion rate of 43%. The race of the primary guardian significantly relates to program completion (p=0.02). This evaluation can assist those implementing SafeCare to anticipate the needs of their target population.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/7380658
Recommended Citation
Bolt, Malinda, "The Association of Participant Characteristics and Service Delivery with Program Completion Rates for SafeCare in Georgia." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2015.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/7380658