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Arizona Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) project
Investigator (PI): Tarango, Patricia
Performing Organization (PO): (Current): Arizona Department of Health Services / (602) 542-1025
Supporting Agency (SA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
Initial Year: 2016
Final Year: 2021
Record Source/Award ID: RePorter/U01DP006225
Funding: 2016 Award Amount: $174,380
2017 Award Amount: $156,943
Award Type: Grant
Abstract: The Arizona Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (Arizona PRAMS) proposes to conduct a state-specific, population-based surveillance system of maternal behaviors and experiences before, during, and after pregnancy. Sponsored and partially funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Arizona PRAMS will supplement vital records data by providing state-specific data to be used for planning and evaluating preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum maternal and infant health programs at the Arizona Department of Health Services. The 2016-2021 grant cycle will mark the initiation of the Arizona PRAMS Program. Arizona PRAMS will utilize a mixed-mode survey to incorporate both mail and phone systems to increase response rates. A random sample of mothers will be drawn each month from the Arizona Birth Certificate Database. These mothers will be mailed Arizona PRAMS questionnaires that contain questions asking about their preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum experience, including risk behaviors, pregnancy intention, access to health care, maternal and infant nutrition, and mental health. ADHS will utilize bilingual telephone interviewers to call mothers who do not respond by mail. The Arizona PRAMS survey will include core surveillance questions that have been developed by the CDC and additional state-developed questions to explore the determinants of maternal health unique in Arizona's diverse population. The survey is estimated to take approximately 20 minutes to complete. In order to increase response rates, a small incentive or reward will be provided to the targeted mother. The CDC has established a goal response rate of 65 percent. Preconception and reproductive health and health equity are priorities of the ADHS Bureau of Women's and Children's Health (BWCH). Arizona PRAMS will provide robust surveillance data on the preconception health of reproductive-aged women and will allow ADHS-funded prevention programs to tailor their interventions to meet the mental and physical health needs of populations at risk for negative pregnancy outcomes. Combined with data from Arizona Vital Statistics, Arizona PRAMS will serve as an important source of longitudinal surveillance data used to monitor the reproductive health of all of Arizona's women.
MeSH Terms:
  • Arizona
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
  • Child Health Services /organization & administration
  • Data Collection
  • Female
  • Health Equity
  • Health Services Accessibility
  • Humans
  • Language
  • Maternal Health Services
  • Motivation
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications /*diagnosis
  • /*epidemiology /therapy
  • Prenatal Care /*methods
  • Risk Assessment /*methods
  • Risk-Taking
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United States
Country: United States
State: Arizona
Zip Code: 85007
UI: 20174358
Project Status: Ongoing