Parenting Self-efficacy
Conditions
Interventions
(a) Study design –
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial with two parallel arms.
(b) Study setting –
Study setting will be the RDHS Area, Colombo.
(C) Study period – March 2024 to October 2024. Post i
Sponsors
None
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • All the mothers of 3- 5 year old children in RDHS area, Colombo. • Mother’s of 3 years - 5 years old children who owns a smart phone or If the husband/partner/ family member owns a smart phone which the mother can burrow for at least 15 minutes/ day within the 6 months of intervention.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Mothers of 3 years - 5 years old children in RDHS area, Colombo who can’t read and write. • Mothers of 3 years - 5 years old children whose children were diagnosed with a major congenital abnormalities or chronic illness. • Mother’s of 3 years - 5 years old children who do not own a smart phone is considered as an exclusion criteria but if the husband/partner/a family member owns a smart phone which the mother can burrow for at least 15 minutes/ day within the 6 months of intervention, those mother’s will not be excluded. (as the intervention is mainly based on mHealth interventions mother’s participants who does not have access to a smart phone will not be able to participate in the intervention study).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess whether there is an improvement in the level of Parenting self efficacy (PSE) after delivering the intervention package. PSE level will be assessed by the TOPSE Parenting Evaluation tool (Tool to measure parenting self-efficacy) which has been culturally adapted and validated to Sri Lanka in the first part of this study. Improvement will be assessed by comparing the mean score of the TOPSE questionnaire obtained pre and post intervention. [Six months from the initial assessment] [Six months from the initial assessment] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| None [None] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactDr.W.S.P.Abeysinghe
Registrar in Community Medicine
Outcome results
None listed