Supporting Refugee Parenting Community and Family Mental Health in Tijuana
- Conditions
- Refugee Health
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Refugee parenting education in a participatory community
- Registration Number
- NCT06080139
- Lead Sponsor
- Stanford University
- Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to better understand and support parenting practices and family mental health among migrant parents in Tijuana, Mexico. the main questions it aims to answer are:
1. What parenting skills are most needed for learning?
2. How can we teach them in a participatory way respecting cultural values and norms?
3. How does this parenting program affect parental and child interactions and mental health?
Participants will
1. have the opportunity to give their opinions on the priority parenting skills needed and on which curriculum to use for learning these skills;
2. participate in small group learning sessions twice a week for 4 weeks;
3. be asked to complete a few surveys before and after the learning sessions, and 2 months after they complete the learning sessions.
Researchers will compare parents randomly assigned to parenting sessions group with waitlist control group (starting learning sessions 1 month later) to see if the group learning benefits parent-child interactions, parental stress, and parental confidence in parenting.
- Detailed Description
Month 1:
The researchers will use a participatory research model to convene focus groups engaging community stakeholders in two large shelters in Tijuana to prioritize 3-5 parenting skills.
Month 2:
The researchers will recruit participating parents until reaching a sample size of 120, divided into 8 groups of 15. All participants will vote for 1-2 interventions from a list of 5 to revise and adapt to the local context through small group discussions and consensus building.
Month 3:
Participants will complete baseline questionnaires anonymously. Half of the participants (Group 1, N=60) will be randomized to receive the adapted learning curriculum in groups of 15, twice a week for 4 weeks. At the conclusion of month 3, all participants will complete the same questionnaires as pre-intervention. These data will serve as post-intervention data for Group 1 and a second baseline for the remaining participants (Group 2). During month 3, Group 2 will receive a two-page handout on childhood nutrition in Spanish. They will serve as the "control group" for the first wave of intervention.
Month 4:
Group 2 will receive the same intervention as group 1 in month 3. At the conclusion of month 4, participants will complete the same questionnaires as pre-intervention. They will also complete open-ended feedback interviews.
Month 5:
Researchers will analyze all anonymous data and share preliminary results with the community through peer leaders.
Month 6-7:
Researchers will conduct a phone follow-up for all available participants (2 months post intervention) and collect data anonymously.
Month 8:
Researchers will again analyze the aggregate data and share results with the community.
Month 9:
Researchers will draft a manuscript, share final results with the community and nonprofit/academic partners.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 84
- all consenting parents staying at refugee shelters in Tijuana
- known date of leaving Tijuana in less than 3 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SEQUENTIAL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description parenting sessions group Refugee parenting education in a participatory community This arm will receive a culturally adapted parenting curriculum twice a week for 4 weeks during month 3 of the study waitlist control group Refugee parenting education in a participatory community This arm will receive a handout about parenting techniques in Spanish during month 3. They then receive the same parenting curriculum during month 4.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method parenting knowledge immediately before intervention and after 4-week intervention period 20 multiple choice questions (scores 0-20)
Child behavior and parental efficacy immediately before intervention and after 4-week intervention period Child Adjustment and Parent Efficacy Scale (total scores 0-81, parental efficacy scores 19-190)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Child behavior and parental efficacy post interventionand and at 2-month post-intervenion follow-up Child Adjustment and Parent Efficacy Scale (total scores 0-81, parental efficacy scores 19-190)
Observed parent-child interactions immediately before intervention, after 4-week intervention period, and 2-month post-intervenion follow-up Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes
parental stress immediately before intervention, after 4-week intervention period, and 2-month post-intervenion follow-up Parent Stress Index-Short Form21
Qualitative feedback after 4-week intervention period and at 2-month post-intervenion follow-up semi-structure interviews on program feedback and future suggestions
parenting knowledge post intervention and at 2-month post-intervenion follow-up 20 multiple choice questions (scores 0-20)
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Canyon Nest
🇲🇽Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico