Domestic Violence
Conditions
Brief summary
DOVE Home Visit Program is a brochure based intervention delivery by public health nurses which aims to prevent and reduce intimate partner violence against pregnant and postpartum women and their infants. The purpose of the study is to test the effect of home visits on reducing domestic violence and improving the lives of pregnant women and their children.
Detailed description
Outcomes will provide intervention efficacy data about a public health nurse home visit intervention aimed at reducing and preventing intimate partner violence and children's exposure to IVP as well as prospective information about patterns of intimate partner violence.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPublic Health Nurse Home Visit
The perinatal public health nurse home visit intervention also includes a trifold brochure, printed on 8X10 inch paper, with 6 panels, that can be read with the woman in an interactive manner so that the woman is encouraged to describe her experiences and choose her options as they proceed. Participants will receive three prenatal and three postpartum sessions. The first prenatal sessions will be given during the first (enrollment), second, and third trimesters, with at least three weeks between sessions. Women entering the study after the first trimester will receive the initial session at enrollment, with two subsequent sessions spread out over the remainder of the scheduled prenatal home visitation program sessions.
BEHAVIORALIntimate Partner Violence (IPV) Protocol
The current protocol in use by the participating health departments when a women screens positive for intimate partner violence (IPV), current or history within the last year.
Sponsors
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Johns Hopkins University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Pregnant women 31 weeks or less gestation, over age 18, with a history of intimate partner violence within the past 2 years, and who are willing to participate in the home visit program
Exclusion criteria
Age 17 or less. History of partner violence beyond 2 years. Not participating in home visit program. Does not speak English
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reducing children's exposure to Intimate Partner Violence | Baseline (entry into the study), birth of the infant, and 3, 6, 12 and 24 months after the infant's birth. |
| Patterns of Intimate Partner Violence | Baseline (entry into the study), birth of the infant, and 3, 6, 12 and 24 months after the infant's birth. |
| Reducing Intimate Partner Violence | Baseline (entry into the study), birth of the infant, and 3, 6, 12 and 24 months after the infant's birth. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed