Intimate partner violence and alcohol and drug misuse in Sri Lanka

Not Applicable

Conditions: Intimate partner violence

Registration Number: SLCTR/2017/032

Lead Sponsor: Australian Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete: follow up complete

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

1. Volunteers
2. Over 18 years of age
3. Literate in Tamil, Sinhalese or English and
4. Having at least one child attending the targeted preschool.
[It is not essential for married couples to both participate. One parent (or a single parent) is welcome to volunteer.]

Exclusion Criteria

No specific exclusion criteria identified

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Difference in prevalence between the intervention and control groups of family violence experienced by preschool mothers. <br><br>1.1. Prevalence of IPV, awareness and uptake of services, and gender attitudes including questions adapted from the World Health Organization (WHO) Multi Country Survey of Violence against Women (MCSVAW). <br><br>1.2. Mental health and depression using the Sri Lankan specific Peradeniya Depression Scale (PDS). [10 months post post commencement of intervention]<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The secondary outcomes for the study will come from responses by fathers and from qualitative data collected from preschool teachers during face to face interviews post intervention. <br><br>1.1. Difference in prevalence of alcohol and drug misuse, in control and intervention groups, using locally validated versions of the Alcohol Used Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST)<br><br>1.2. Difference in prevalence of depression, in control and intervention groups, using the Sri Lankan PDS<br><br>1.3. Satisfaction with the intervention <br><br>1.4. Challenges or barriers to its implementation (from qualitative interviews) [10 months post commencement of intervention ]<br>