Violence against children Other
Conditions
Interventions
Twenty-four early childhood educational centres will be randomised to participate in the intervention (12 early childhood centres) or to a no treatment control arm (12 early childhood centres). Ten ca
Sponsors
University of the West Indies
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for early childhood educational centres are: 1. Situated in a specified, disadvantaged, urban area of Kingston and St Andrew, 2. Minimum of three classes of children and ten children/class, 3. Sufficient staff to implement the programme, and 4. Where the principal consents and at least two early childhood teachers are willing to conduct the sessions. Inclusion criteria for the parents/caregivers recruited within each centre are: 1. Lives with the child at least four days/week, 2. Available and interested to participate in the parenting sessions, 3. Has a child attending the early childhood educational centre, and 4. Parent/caregiver gives consent for him/herself and his/her child to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for early childhood educational centres: 1. Has another external parenting programme operating within the centre Exclusion criteria for the parents/caregivers recruited within each centre: 1. Caregivers of children with obvious disabilities. These parents will be permitted to participate in the parenting sessions but they will not be included in the evaluation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Caregivers’ use of violence against their child using a researcher-administered questionnaire at baseline and 12 weeks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Caregivers’ use of positive parenting practices using a researcher-administered questionnaire at baseline and 12 weeks. 2. Caregivers’ attitudes to violence and preferences for harsh punishment using a researcher-administered questionnaire at baseline and 12 weeks. In addition, we will measure the following 3. Caregiver attendance at weekly parenting sessions from ongoing programme records. 4. Teacher compliance in delivering weekly parenting sessions from ongoing programme records. 5. Observed quality of the parenting sessions measured at least 3 times in each intervention school over the 10-12 weeks of implementation using a structured observation tool. | — |
Countries
Jamaica
Contacts
Public ContactHelen Baker-Henningham
Outcome results
None listed