Nursing Led Interdisciplinary Intervention in Prevention of Girl Child Mortality and Maltreatment

Nursing Led Interdisciplinary Intervention in Prevention of Girl Child Mortality and Maltreatment: Randomized Controlled Trial

In Northern India, skewed sex ratios, female feticide and higher child mortality rates for girls have become serious concern. The female child mortality as a result of son preference have increased during the last several decades. Since families cannot know the sex of the fetus due to Indian government policies, they now 'neglect' girl child to ensure there are few survivors. Survival chances of second and third daughters are plunging neglecting healthcare and nutrition has become tool for death as 'good riddance'.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Abuse Neglect Social; Deprivation, Maltreatment Syndrome (Infant or Child)
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Family Counselling and safeguarding

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 134
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• India
  • Gujarat
    • Mahesana, Gujarat, India
      • Sonal Foundation
  • Hariyana
    • Satnali, Hariyana, India
      • Khatri educational trust
  • Rajasthan
    • Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India, 302019
      • Gyansanjeevani

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 35 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Families having girl child before
• High risk families with high expectation of having son

Exclusion Criteria:

• Families having son before
• Relocation and moving out of town during study period
• Not ready to consent for intervention

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Group; Nurses delivered the supportive intervention along with family counselling from last term of pregnancy through three months and then were followed till the first birthday of the child.	Behavioral: Family Counselling and safeguarding
No Intervention: Control Group; Control group families were followed in usual care.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Mother-infant interaction (Parent/Caregiver Involvement Scale)	Change from Baseline in Parent/Caregiver Involvement Scale at 6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Abuse and neglect outcomes (reported incidences of abuse and maltreatment)	Upto six weeks reported incidences of abuse and maltreatment

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Child survival rate (reported incidences of injuries and emergencies)	Upto six weeks reported incidences of injuries and emergencies

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Adwin Life Care
• Collaborators: Sonal Foundation, India; Gyaansanjeevani, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India; Khatri education trust, Satnaali, Hariyana, India
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Alpesh Barot, MA, Sonal Foundation, India; Study Director: Valerie Murray, MA, Macmillan research group

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: September 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 1, 2014
• Study Completion (Actual): October 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 28, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 30, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): October 31, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): October 31, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 30, 2014
• Last Verified: October 1, 2014

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Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: Adwin006