Impact of COVID-19 on Family Dynamics on Bandebereho Study Participants

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Partner Communication; Gender Relations; Division of Carework; Couple Conflict; Stress
• Interventions: Behavioral: MenCare+/Bandebereho fathers'/couples' group education

• Registration Number: NCT04442152
• Lead Sponsor: Promundo, United States

Brief Summary

This proposed study will assess how COVID-19 and the associated 'stay at home' orders are affecting low-income Rwandan couples' relationships and family dynamics. The study builds on an existing randomized controlled trial of the Bandebereho fathers/couples intervention (NCT02694627), which will allow us to assess not only the current conditions in households, but also whether or how the significant impacts of the intervention are sustained under extreme stress.

Detailed Description

This proposed study will assess how COVID-19 and the associated 'stay at home' orders are affecting low-income Rwandan couples' relationships and family dynamics. It will contribute to documenting whether and how this disruptive moment might be changing or influencing relationship dynamics, conflict, and the distribution of care-work. We will build on an existing randomized controlled trial of the Bandebereho fathers/couples intervention, which will allow us to assess not only the current conditions in households, but also whether or how the significant impacts of the intervention are sustained under extreme stress. The Bandebereho fathers/couples intervention was implemented by the Rwanda Men's Resource Center (RWAMREC) and Promundo-US, in collaboration with the Rwanda Ministry of Health and local authorities in Karongi, Musanze, Nyaruguru and Rwamagana districts from 2013-2015. Results from a randomized controlled study of Bandebereho, a gender transformative intervention for expectant couples originally implemented in 4 districts in 2015, showed positive results across multiple outcomes after 21 months.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-06-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-06-19
• Study First Posted: 2020-06-22
• Study Start: 2020-08-13
• Primary Completion: 2020-09-04
• Study Completion: 2020-09-04
• Status Verified: 2022-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-03-11
• Last Update Posted: 2022-03-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 998

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	MenCare+/Bandebereho fathers'/couples' group education	See intervention description

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stress and frustration	~5 years post intervention	Feelings of stress and frustration in the wake of Covid-19
Gender division of caregiving/domestic tasks	~5 years post intervention	Question about how caregiving is distributed in the wake of Covid-19
Couple communication	~5 years post intervention	Frequency of couple communication in the wake of Covid-19
Couple conflict	~5 years post intervention	Frequency of couple quarreling in the wake of Covid-19
Men's alcohol use	~5 years post intervention	Frequency of men's alcohol use in the wake of Covid-19
Household economic situation	~5 years post intervention	Changes in household economic situation in the wake of Covid-19

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rwanda Men's Resource Centre (Rwamrec); 🇷🇼 Kigali, Rwanda