Effectiveness of Parenting Programs on Child Development and Maternal Well-being in Rural Uganda

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of the current study involves the development, implementation and evaluation of a parenting program to target maternal well-being and child health, growth and development in Lira, Uganda. The current study aims to address maternal care within a parenting program as well as parenting practices emphasizing nutrition, hygiene, and psychosocial stimulation through peer-support, practice and problem-solving. Outcomes include child health, growth and development, maternal mental health, mother-child interactions, and maternal-spousal relations. We hypothesize that: Children of parents who attend the parenting program will have better health, height and cognitive/language development at post-test, than children whose parents did not have the opportunity to attend parenting sessions. Parents who attend the parenting program will have more knowledge about child development and provide more home stimulation, dietary diversity and preventive health practices than parents who do not have the opportunity to attend parenting sessions. Mothers who attend the parenting program will have improved well-being compared to mothers who do not have the opportunity to attend parenting sessions.

Official Title
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Effectiveness of Parenting Programs on Child Development and Maternal Well-being in Rural Uganda

Conditions
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Child Development, Depression

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Parenting Program


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: mothers of children ages 12-24 months Exclusion Criteria: disabled children

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 12 Months
Maximum Age: 36 Months

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Parenting Program<br>12 session community-based parenting program | Behavioral: Parenting Program<br>* A manualized, community-based 12 session group parenting program, facilitated by a locally recruited volunteer<br>|
| No Intervention: Control Group<br>received visual aids on nutrition | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change from baseline in Bayley III Language scale | receptive and expressive language subtests | Baseline and 11 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change from baseline in CES-D | maternal depressive symptoms (CES-D) and perceived positive and negative support | Baseline and 11 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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child nutritional status, child development, maternal depression