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

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Child Development; Depression
• Interventions: Behavioral: Parenting Program

• Registration Number: NCT01906606
• Lead Sponsor: McGill University

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-01
• Study First Submitted: 2013-07-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-07-18
• Study First Posted: 2013-07-24
• Primary Completion: 2014-01
• Study Completion: 2014-02
• Status Verified: 2016-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-03-17
• Last Update Posted: 2016-03-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 360

Inclusion Criteria

• mothers of children ages 12-24 months

Exclusion Criteria

• disabled children

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Parenting Program	Parenting Program	12 session community-based parenting program

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from baseline in Bayley III Language scale	Baseline and 11 months	receptive and expressive language subtests

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from baseline in CES-D	Baseline and 11 months	maternal depressive symptoms (CES-D) and perceived positive and negative support

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Lira Program Unit, Plan Uganda; 🇺🇬 Lira, Uganda