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Home visitation for disadvantaged families
Summary of the evidence
Home visitation for families composed of low-income unmarried women was found in a narrative review to be mildly effective at 15-year follow-up (Toumbourou et al., 2007, 1 study, N= 743) in reducing for the parent(s):
- number of cigarettes smoked per day (1.50 versus 2.50, p = 0.10);
- number of days having consumed alcohol in the past six months (1.09 versus 2.49, p = 0.03)