Nursing Led Interdisciplinary Intervention in Prevention of Girl Child Mortality and Maltreatment

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Deprivation, Maltreatment Syndrome (Infant or Child); Abuse Neglect Social
• Interventions: Behavioral: Family Counselling and safeguarding

• Registration Number: NCT02279368
• Lead Sponsor: Adwin Life Care

Brief Summary

In Northern India, skewed sex ratios, female feticide and higher child mortality rates for girls have become serious concern. The female child mortality as a result of son preference have increased during the last several decades. Since families cannot know the sex of the fetus due to Indian government policies, they now 'neglect' girl child to ensure there are few survivors. Survival chances of second and third daughters are plunging neglecting healthcare and nutrition has become tool for death as 'good riddance'.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-09
• Primary Completion: 2014-05
• Status Verified: 2014-10
• Study Completion: 2014-10
• Study First Submitted: 2014-10-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-10-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-10-30
• Study First Posted: 2014-10-31
• Last Update Posted: 2014-10-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 134

Inclusion Criteria

• Families having girl child before
• High risk families with high expectation of having son

Exclusion Criteria

• Families having son before
• Relocation and moving out of town during study period
• Not ready to consent for intervention

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention Group	Family Counselling and safeguarding	Nurses delivered the supportive intervention along with family counselling from last term of pregnancy through three months and then were followed till the first birthday of the child.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mother-infant interaction (Parent/Caregiver Involvement Scale)	Change from Baseline in Parent/Caregiver Involvement Scale at 6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Abuse and neglect outcomes (reported incidences of abuse and maltreatment)	Upto six weeks reported incidences of abuse and maltreatment

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Khatri educational trust; 🇮🇳 Satnali, Hariyana, India

Sonal Foundation; 🇮🇳 Mahesana, Gujarat, India

GyanSanjeevani; 🇮🇳 Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India