The Effect of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Program on Awareness Levels and Child Abuse Potential of Pregnant Women: A Randomized Controlled Study
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Child Abuse
- Sponsor
- Koç University
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Child Neglect and Abuse Awareness Scale for Parents
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Program (CANPP) based on Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) on the awareness levels and child abuse potential of pregnant women. This randomized controlled study was conducted between July and December 2022 in a family health center of Aydin/Turkey with the participation a total of 30 pregnant women, who were then distributed into two groups as 15 experiment group and 15 control group pregnant women.The participants in the experiment group were applied SCT-based CANPP whereas no intervention was applied to the control group. Research data were collected before the intervention, one month after the intervention, and three months after the intervention using the Pregnant Data Collection Form, Child Neglect and Abuse Awareness Scale for Parents (CNAASP) and Child Abuse Potential Inventory (CAPI). Chi-Square and Fisher exact tests, independent groups t-test and repeated measures ANOVA test were used in the statistical analysis of the research data.
Investigators
Damla Özçevik Subaşı
Principal Investigator, Dr
Koç University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Pregnant women who agree to participate in the study
- •are 18 years of age or older
- •who can read and understand Turkish
- •who have either a smart phone or a computer
- •are between 28+0 and 33+0 weeks of pregnancy
Exclusion Criteria
- •Pregnant women with high risk pregnancy
- •who have visual or auditory problems
- •who have been diagnosed with mental disorders.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Child Neglect and Abuse Awareness Scale for Parents
Time Frame: three months after the intervention
Child Neglect and Abuse Awareness Scale for Parents is a 5-point Likert-type scale (1-strongly disagree, 2-disagree, 3-undecided, 4-agree, 5-strongly agree) and consisting of 45 items in total. The scale has 5 sub-dimensions namely General Information (12 items), Physical Abuse (6 items), Emotional Abuse (15 items), Sexual Abuse (8 items), Neglect (4 items). By adding all sub-dimensions, the Child Neglect and Abuse Awareness Scale for Parents total score is calculated. The higher this total score, the higher the awareness of child abuse and neglect.
Secondary Outcomes
- Child Abuse Potential Inventory(three month after the intervention)