Mental Health, Gender-Based Violence, and Stunting in Tanzania

Completed

• Conditions: Mental Health Issue; Child Development; Substance Use

• Registration Number: NCT06065293
• Lead Sponsor: Colorado State University

Brief Summary

One in three children under the age of five in Tanzania experience stunting, which is defined as impairments in growth and development that often occur after poor nutrition, poor health, and low psychosocial stimulation. Research suggests that mental health problems of parents may be related to stunting outcomes and parental mental health is closely related to experiences of intimate partner violence, also called gender-based violence. However, very little research exists on the connection between these elements, and interventions may be necessary in order to reduce the impacts that mental health and gender-based violence may have on stunting.

This study is a secondary data analysis of de-identified survey and stunting data that were conducted as a part of a needs assessment by a local nonprofit organization in Tanzania. The needs assessment was conducted to inform a mental health initiative organized by the established nonprofit across 5 villages in rural Tanzania. This project's primary aims are:

* To determine the prevalence of mental health and family relationship problems in five villages

* To determine associations between intimate partner violence (IPV) mental health and substance use and childhood stunting

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-09-07
• Study Completion: 2023-09-07
• Study First Submitted: 2023-09-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-09-27
• Status Verified: 2023-10
• Study First Posted: 2023-10-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-10-06
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 162

Inclusion Criteria

• Living within the 5 rural villages
• participating in a local nonprofit
• pregnant or having a child under 2 years old

Exclusion Criteria

• Living outside of the 5 villages
• Not participating in the local nonprofit
• Not pregnant or having a child under 2 years old

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Substance use	Through study completion, approximately 2 months	Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
Depression and anxiety	Through study completion, approximately 2 months	Hopkins Symptom Checklist
World Health Organization (WHO) Violence Against Women	Through study completion, approximately 2 months	WHO Violence Against Women
Childhood stunting	Through study completion, approximately 2 months	Height, weight, and head circumference of child under 2.5 years old

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Women's Empowerment	Through study completion, approximately 2 months	Women's Empowerment measure

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Colorado State University; 🇺🇸 Fort Collins, Colorado, United States