Paediatrics Violence against children
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
University of Oxford Department of Social Intervention
National Institute of Medical Research
University of Glasgow
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Villages: 1. Situated within 1 hour driving distance from Shinyanga; 2. Provide community consent via community local leader and approval from local authorities; 3. Contain registered farmer groups Farmer Groups: 1 Situated within participating village 2 Registered with Tanzanian Ministry of Agriculture within the previous 12 months; 3.Registered to participate in ICS¿s Agribusiness and Skilful Parenting programme; 4.Provide consent via farmer group leader Adults: 1.Age 18 or older 2.Serves as the primary caregiver of a child in the household between the ages of 3 and 17 3.Lives in the house at least 4 nights per week. 4.Is a registered member of the included agricultural farmer group 5.Provides consent to participate in the full study Children 1. Age 10 to 17 years at initial assessment 2. Lives in the house at least 4 nights per week 3. Must have an adult primary caregiver who lives in the household, who provides consent, and who participates in the study 4. Provides assent to participate in the full study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Adults: 1. Any adult exhibiting severe mental health problems or acute mental disabilities. 2. Any adult that has been referred to social services or child protection services during the course of baseline data collection as a result of reported or observed indications of significant potential psychological harm towards a child. Children: 1. Any child who is either experiencing severe mental health problems, has acute developmental disabilities, 2. If the child participant has been referred to social services during baseline data collection due to reported or observed indications of significant harm
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Child maltreatment - ICAST;Attitudes towards corporal punishment;Parenting behaviour | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Parenting stress;Parental depression;Child behaviour problems;Child depression;Child sexual behaviour;Child labour;Intimate partner violence;Early childhood home environment;Child development;Child nutrition | — |
Countries
Tanzania
Contacts
Public ContactJoyce Wamoyi
Co-Principal Investigator
Outcome results
None listed