Transportation insecurity significantly impacts the health of teenage parents and their children, often leading to missed clinic visits. This pilot study examined the effect of a clinic-provided rideshare intervention on missed visits and costs among teenage mother-child dyads. A one-arm pre-post time series analysis compared missed visits before and after the intervention. While 69.3% of 153 scheduled rides were completed, the study found no significant difference in missed visit rates (29.9% vs. 32.7%, p=0.59). A net cost savings of $90,830.32 was observed, but the standardized cost difference showed a net excess of $6.90 per visit. The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on clinic census likely influenced these results. Further research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of clinic-offered rideshare interventions.
Publisher
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Published On
Sep 16, 2022
Authors
Lao-Tzu Allan-Blitz, Aaida Samad, Kenya Homsley, Sojourna Ferguson, Simone Vais, Perry Nagin, Natalie Joseph
Tags
transportation insecurity
teenage parents
rideshare intervention
missed clinic visits
health access
cost savings
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