Supporting adolescent mothers in El Salvador

Completed

Conditions: 1. Early childhood care and development2. Gender based violence
Not Applicable

Registration Number: ISRCTN86435545

Lead Sponsor: International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere Region

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adolescents between 10 and 19 years of age.
2. Primiparous women in their third trimester of pregnancy
3. Lack of medical complications during pregnancy
4. Delivery not before 36 weeks gestation
5. Women who have a permanent residency so that they are available for the duration of the project (up to 6 months of age of the infant)
6. Resident in urban and rural communities of the municipalities of Nahuizalco, Acajutla, Izalco and Juayúa, Sosonate province
7. Willing and capable to give their written consent (informed consent for minors will be obtained according to the specific age limits of the country)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Maternal physical or mental disability
2. Significant infant congenital abnormality

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Maternal style (sensitivity and intrusiveness) is rated from the mother-infant face-to-face interaction task using the Global Rating Scale at 6 months<br>2. Infant emotion regulation is rated from the mother-infant face-to-face still-face (FFSF) task using the Regulatory Scoring System at 6 months<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Maternal Depression is measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale at baseline, 3 and 6 months<br>2. Gender Based Violence is measured using the GBV screening protocol (IPPF/WHR, 2004) at baseline and 6 months