Does an adolescent programme delivered to teenagers who took part in a mother-infant intervention reduce interpersonal violence?

The Zifune Project: Does a second wave adolescent intervention improve gains and reduce interpersonal violence for recipients of a mother-infant attachment intervention?

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN11940364

Enrollment

420

Registered

2018-05-10

Start date

2018-02-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-04-29

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Conditions

Interpersonal violence Mental and Behavioural Disorders Interpersonal violence

Interventions

Participants who previously participated in the Thula Sana randomised controlled trial, who are now adolescents aged 16-19 years, are re-enrolled into a new intervention called Zifune. These participa

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children who were enrolled with their mothers in the Thula Sana trial between 1999 and 2003 (n=449). Thula Sana was an early parenting intervention project in South Africa, which improved mother-infant interaction and infant functioning.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children whose mothers were not participants in the original study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Perpetration of interpersonal violence is measured using a self-report questionnaire from the WHO multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence against women (WHO Core Questionnaire) at baseline and immediate post-intervention follow-up. 2. Levels of victimization of interpersonal violence are assessed using a self-report questionnaire from the WHO multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence against women (WHO Core Questionnaire) at baseline and immediate post-intervention follow-up. 3. Aggression is measured using self-report questionnaires (Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire and the Youth Self-Report Questionnaire’s Aggressive Behaviour subscale) at baseline and immediate post-intervention follow-up. 4. Attitudes, knowledge and belief systems with regards to gender relations and interpersonal violence are assessed using self-report questionnaires (the Attitudes about Intimate Partner Violence questionnaire and the Gender Equitable Men Scale) at baseline and immediate post-intervention follow-up.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Perpetration of interpersonal violence is measured using a self-report questionnaire from the WHO multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence against women (WHO Core Questionnaire) at baseline and immediate post-intervention follow-up. 2. Levels of victimization of interpersonal violence are assessed using a self-report questionnaire from the WHO multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence against women (WHO Core Questionnaire) at baseline and immediate post-intervention follow-up. 3. Aggression is measured using self-report questionnaires (Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire and the Youth Self-Report Questionnaire’s Aggressive Behaviour subscale) at baseline and immediate post-intervention follow-up. 4. Attitudes, knowledge and belief systems with regards to gender relations and interpersonal violence are assessed using self-report questionnaires (the Attitudes about Intimate Partner Violence questionnaire and the Gender Equitable Men Scale) at baseline and immediate post-intervention follow-up.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Substance use is assessed using self-report questionnaire (the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)) and self-report questions related to tobacco and other drug use at baseline and immediate post-intervention follow-up. 2. Family relationships are assessed using a self-report questionnaire (Family Assessment Device) at baseline and immediate post-intervention follow-up. 3. Mental health and behavioural outcomes are assessed using self-report questionnaires (Youth Self-Report, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; Rosenburg Self-Esteem scale, the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale) at baseline and immediate post-intervention follow-up. 4. School retention for participants enrolled in school is assessed through participant self-report at baseline and immediate post-intervention follow-up.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Substance use is assessed using self-report questionnaire (the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)) and self-report questions related to tobacco and other drug use at baseline and immediate post-intervention follow-up. 2. Family relationships are assessed using a self-report questionnaire (Family Assessment Device) at baseline and immediate post-intervention follow-up. 3. Mental health and behavioural outcomes are assessed using self-report questionnaires (Youth Self-Report, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; Rosenburg Self-Esteem scale, the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale) at baseline and immediate post-intervention follow-up. 4. School retention for participants enrolled in school is assessed through participant self-report at baseline and immediate post-intervention follow-up.

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Countries

South Africa

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026