Effectiveness of Parenting Programs on Child Development and Maternal Well-being in Rural Uganda

March 17, 2016 updated by: Frances Aboud, McGill University

The purpose of the current study involves the development, implementation and evaluation of a parenting program to target maternal well-being and child health, growth and development in Lira, Uganda. The current study aims to address maternal care within a parenting program as well as parenting practices emphasizing nutrition, hygiene, and psychosocial stimulation through peer-support, practice and problem-solving. Outcomes include child health, growth and development, maternal mental health, mother-child interactions, and maternal-spousal relations.

We hypothesize that:

  1. Children of parents who attend the parenting program will have better health, height and cognitive/language development at post-test, than children whose parents did not have the opportunity to attend parenting sessions.
  2. Parents who attend the parenting program will have more knowledge about child development and provide more home stimulation, dietary diversity and preventive health practices than parents who do not have the opportunity to attend parenting sessions.
  3. Mothers who attend the parenting program will have improved well-being compared to mothers who do not have the opportunity to attend parenting sessions.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

360

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Uganda
      • Lira, Uganda
        • Lira Program Unit, Plan Uganda

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 year to 3 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • mothers of children ages 12-24 months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • disabled children

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Parenting Program
12 session community-based parenting program
Behavioral: Parenting Program
A manualized, community-based 12 session group parenting program, facilitated by a locally recruited volunteer
No Intervention: Control Group
received visual aids on nutrition

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from baseline in Bayley III Language scale
Time Frame: Baseline and 11 months
receptive and expressive language subtests
Baseline and 11 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from baseline in CES-D
Time Frame: Baseline and 11 months
maternal depressive symptoms (CES-D) and perceived positive and negative support
Baseline and 11 months

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from Baseline in child length-for-age
Time Frame: Baseline and 11 months
length for age
Baseline and 11 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

McGill University

Collaborators

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 3, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 18, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

July 24, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 18, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 17, 2016

Last Verified

March 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • REB#231-1112

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