Mental Health, Gender-Based Violence, and Stunting in Tanzania

October 6, 2023 updated by: Colorado State University

Establishing a Community-led, Family-centered Mental Wellness Initiative in Rural Tanzania

One in three children under the age of five in Tanzania experience stunting, which is defined as impairments in growth and development that often occur after poor nutrition, poor health, and low psychosocial stimulation. Research suggests that mental health problems of parents may be related to stunting outcomes and parental mental health is closely related to experiences of intimate partner violence, also called gender-based violence. However, very little research exists on the connection between these elements, and interventions may be necessary in order to reduce the impacts that mental health and gender-based violence may have on stunting.

This study is a secondary data analysis of de-identified survey and stunting data that were conducted as a part of a needs assessment by a local nonprofit organization in Tanzania. The needs assessment was conducted to inform a mental health initiative organized by the established nonprofit across 5 villages in rural Tanzania. This project's primary aims are:

  • To determine the prevalence of mental health and family relationship problems in five villages
  • To determine associations between intimate partner violence (IPV) mental health and substance use and childhood stunting

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

162

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

  • United States
    • Colorado
      • Fort Collins, Colorado, United States, 80537
        • Colorado State University

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

162 mothers participating in a local non-profit organization in Tanzania

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Living within the 5 rural villages
  • participating in a local nonprofit
  • pregnant or having a child under 2 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Living outside of the 5 villages
  • Not participating in the local nonprofit
  • Not pregnant or having a child under 2 years old

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Mothers involved in a local non-profit

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Depression and anxiety
Time Frame: Through study completion, approximately 2 months
Hopkins Symptom Checklist
Through study completion, approximately 2 months
Substance use
Time Frame: Through study completion, approximately 2 months
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
Through study completion, approximately 2 months
World Health Organization (WHO) Violence Against Women
Time Frame: Through study completion, approximately 2 months
WHO Violence Against Women
Through study completion, approximately 2 months
Childhood stunting
Time Frame: Through study completion, approximately 2 months
Height, weight, and head circumference of child under 2.5 years old
Through study completion, approximately 2 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Women's Empowerment
Time Frame: Through study completion, approximately 2 months
Women's Empowerment measure
Through study completion, approximately 2 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Colorado State University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Shelley Haddock, PhD, Colorado State University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 7, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

September 7, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 27, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 27, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

October 3, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 10, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 6, 2023

Last Verified

October 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 3916

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

The data are de-identified and there is no plan to make it available to other researchers

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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