An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Community-Based Parenting Empowerment Program to Improve Nurturing Care of Young Children in Kenya and Zambia.
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Paediatrics
- Registration Number
- PACTR20180774832663
- Lead Sponsor
- APHRC
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 528
Inclusion Criteria
All primary caregivers of children aged between zero and twelve months participating in the intervention program will be eligible for inclusion in the evaluation study.
Families in the intervention program are selected on the basis of their vulnerability status (for example, health and nutrition indicators, HIV exposure, poverty levels).
They will be long-term residents (more than one year) of the study area.
Exclusion Criteria
Any short-term residents (less than one year) will be excluded from the study.
Caregivers of children above the age of three years will also be excluded from the study.
Also excluded will be women (or men) incapable of providing consent (e.g. those with mental impairments)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcomes for the outcome evaluation will include level of engagement of faith leaders, ECD volunteer effectiveness, parenting attitudes and behavior change on responsive care and stimulation, primary caregiver well-being, primary caregiver savings and loans group participation, parenting behavior change on essential health and nutrition actions
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The secondary outcome will be child developmental outcomes