Intimate Partner Violence
Conditions
Keywords
partner violence, spouse abuse
Brief summary
This trial will test the impact of a culturally tailored and theory driven primary intimate partner violence prevention intervention with Spanish speaking Latino men.
Detailed description
In this randomized controlled trial, Spanish speaking Latino men will be recruited from community church settings in Southwest Detroit and randomly assigned to: (a) an intimate partner violence prevention intervention or (b) a wait-list control condition. Latino men assigned to the intervention will receive, in a small group setting, an 8-session, primary intimate partner violence prevention intervention based on the Duluth model and culturally and linguistically tailored for Spanish speaking Latino men. Measures will be administered at pre-test, and at three and six months post-intervention.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALRaices nuevas
8 90-minute sessions (once a week) of problem-posing and facilitated discussion on respect, anger, support, trust, negotiating, partnership with your intimate partner.
Sponsors
University of Michigan
The Community Health and Social Services Center, Inc.
Joanne Klevens
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Spanish speaking Latino men * between the ages of 18 and 55 * in a stable relationship for at least the past three months
Exclusion criteria
* severely mentally impaired * hearing impaired
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Perpetration of violence towards intimate partner | 3 and 6 months after completion of intervention |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| intentions to abuse intimate partner | 3 and 6 months after completion of intervention |
| Beliefs, norms, and perceived self-efficacy | 3 and 6 months after completion of intervention |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed