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The National Children's Study in St. Louis City: Update and Progress

This presentation provides an update on the National Children's Study in St. Louis City, discussing study goals, recruitment activities, and the current status of the study. It also outlines future plans and highlights the importance of community support.

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The National Children's Study in St. Louis City: Update and Progress

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  1. The National Children’s Study in St. Louis City: AnUpdate to the Mayor’s Commission on Children, Youth and FamiliesP Louise Flick, DrPH, MSN, MPE Saint Louis University School of Public Health Vetta Sanders-Thompson, PhD Washington University in St. Louis The Brown School/Institute of Public Health February 9, 2012

  2. Aims of Presentation • NCS Study Goals • The Gateway Study Center • The Vanguard Study - NCS Pilot Phase • Recruitment Activities • The Main Study

  3. NCS Study Goal • To study effects of environment on child growth, development and health • Environment: physical, chemical, social • Existing studies not • Early enough • Large enough • Long enough

  4. NCS Study Design • Longitudinal, observational study of children, pre-birth through age 21. • Pilot stage • Main study • 105 counties in the US • Goal: more than 100,000 babies

  5. The Gateway Study Center A consortium of local partners: • Saint Louis University • Battelle Memorial Institute • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville • Southern Illinois University Carbondale • Washington University

  6. National Children’s Study

  7. The Gateway Study Center team at the St. Louis City Field Office

  8. The Gateway Study Center GSC counties • St. Louis City, MO (Active) • Jefferson County, MO (Inactive) • Macoupin County, IL (Inactive) • Johnson, Union, & Williamson Counties, IL (Inactive)

  9. The Vanguard Study,the NCS pilot phase • Vanguard study assesses the cost, feasibility and acceptability of 3 possible recruitment strategies • Our recruitment strategy: Enhanced Household-Based Recruitment • Local recruitment of pregnant and pre-pregnant women began in 2010. • Complete recruitment by March 1, 2012. • Study visits and data analysis continue.

  10. Recruitment Activities • Households Targeted13,850* • Contacted HH 95% • Enumerations Completed 3,300 • Age-Eligible Women Found 2,150 • Study-Eligible Women Found 200 *All figures except percentages are rounded to nearest 50 to protect confidentiality.

  11. Recruitment Activities • Study Eligible WomenWho Consent 65% • Women Who Have Joined the Study 100 • 60% pregnant/40% trying • Number of Babies Born about 50

  12. Age of Mothers NCS St.Louis Participants1 City2 • Less than 18 n/a 6% • Age 18-24 33% 37% • Age 25-29 21% 27% • Age 30-34 21% 20% • Age 35-40 18% 8% • Age 41-49 7% 2% 1NCS Biweekly Report (September 28, 2011) 2Missouri Birth MICA (2009)

  13. Race, Ethnicity & Language • NCS St.Louis • Participants City • African-American 42% 57% • Asian/Nat. Haw./Pac. Isl. 3% 3% • White/Caucasian 38% 39% • Multiple or Other Racial Backgrounds 13% 1%* • Unknown/Missing 3% 0.4% • Hispanic 8% 5% • Spanish-Speaking Households 4% n/a *MICA does not include ‘Multiple Racial Backgrounds,’ only ‘Other’

  14. Educational Attainment • NCS St. Louis • Participants City • Less Than High School Degree/GED • 24% 23% • High School Degree/GED 33% 32% • More than High School/GED 41% 43% • Unknown/Missing 2% 2%

  15. National Recruitment Status (as of 12/15/2011) *Respondents further determined to be ineligible are excluded from the denominator in computing response rates. Source: NCS Update NICHD, Steven Hirschfeld, MD, PhD

  16. The Main Study What’s Coming Next….. • 6-Month and 12-Month Study Visits for the growing Vanguard babies. • Evaluation of recruitment strategies.. • Protocol development for the Main Study. • Continued community outreach • Main study start: Late 2012/Early 2013

  17. The National Children’s Study Thank you for your support! Please contact us: 314-880-3640 x204 ncs@slu.edu www.nationalchildrensstudy.gov/ 1 SOURCE: NCS Alternate Recruitment Substudy, Vanguard Study, Data for the City of St. Louis as of October 12, 2011. From document: EH_StLouisCity_MO_20110928_BiweeklyReport, Saint Louis University. NOTE: NCS Rounding Rules applied.

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