Preparing to scale an early childhood, violence prevention parenting programme in Jamaica

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Violence against children; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN98317461
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of the West Indies

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-10-23
• Last Update Posted: 6 November 2023
• Study Completion: 2024-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for early childhood educational centres are:
1. Situated in a specified, disadvantaged, urban area of Kingston and St Andrew,
2. Minimum of three classes of children and ten children/class,
3. Sufficient staff to implement the programme, and
4. Where the principal consents and at least two early childhood teachers are willing to conduct the sessions.

Inclusion criteria for the parents/caregivers recruited within each centre are:
1. Lives with the child at least four days/week,
2. Available and interested to participate in the parenting sessions,
3. Has a child attending the early childhood educational centre, and
4. Parent/caregiver gives consent for him/herself and his/her child to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria for early childhood educational centres:
1. Has another external parenting programme operating within the centre

Exclusion criteria for the parents/caregivers recruited within each centre:
1. Caregivers of children with obvious disabilities. These parents will be permitted to participate in the parenting sessions but they will not be included in the evaluation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Caregivers’ use of violence against their child using a researcher-administered questionnaire at baseline and 12 weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Caregivers’ use of positive parenting practices using a researcher-administered questionnaire at baseline and 12 weeks.<br> 2. Caregivers’ attitudes to violence and preferences for harsh punishment using a researcher-administered questionnaire at baseline and 12 weeks.<br><br> In addition, we will measure the following<br> 3. Caregiver attendance at weekly parenting sessions from ongoing programme records.<br> 4. Teacher compliance in delivering weekly parenting sessions from ongoing programme records.<br> 5. Observed quality of the parenting sessions measured at least 3 times in each intervention school over the 10-12 weeks of implementation using a structured observation tool.<br>