CompletedNot Applicable

Efficacy of Mother's Time in Ethiopia

Ethiopia328 participantsStarted 2023-05-04

Plain-language summary

Mother's Time is an evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) tool designed to support postpartum women experiencing mild to moderate symptoms of stress, depression or anxiety. The intervention is designed for use by Ethiopian community health workers (CHWs) and includes CBT exercises and discussion on topics relating to family planning, such as planning for the future, speaking to the husband, and considering potential side effects. The primary objective of this research is to test the efficacy of Mother's Time, on mild to moderate symptoms of postpartum stress, anxiety, and depression as well as associated behavioral and social barriers to postpartum family planning, specifically among women under 25 who have given birth within the last year.

Who can participate

Age range16 Years – 24 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Has given birth within the last year to an infant who is still living * Not currently using a method of modern family planning (Women who are breastfeeding but not following the Lactation Amenorrhea Method (LAM) criteria will be considered "not using") * Married (traditional, religious or legal) * Aged 16-24 (participants under 18 will be considered emancipated minors as these individuals will be married) * Scores between 5 and 14 on the PHQ-9 questionnaire and/or between 5 and 14 on the GAD-7 questionnaire * In screener, does not indicate she has "death ideation" ("no" response on question 14) Consents to participate in study Exclusion Criteria: * Unmarried women * Women under age 16 or over age 24 * Women who have lost their infants since birth * Scores under 5 on both the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 questionnaire * Scores over 14 on both the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 questionnaire * In screener, indicates she has "death ideation" ("yes" response on question 14)

What they're measuring

Change in postpartum depression

Timeframe: Baseline, Endline up to 1 month post-intervention, 3-month follow-up

Change in postpartum anxiety

Timeframe: Baseline, Endline up to 1 month post-intervention, 3-month follow-up

Change in postpartum family planning

Timeframe: Baseline, Endline up to 1 month post-intervention, 3-month follow-up

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05806463

SponsorJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-10-30

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Plain-language summary

Who can participate

Age range16 Years – 24 Years

SexFEMALE

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