The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to test an intervention consisting of a combination of behavioral couples therapy and motivational interviewing to improve communication and reduce conflicts between couples and decrease harmful drinking among spouses in urban primary health centers, South India. The intervention will be delivered by nurses in primary health centers who will be supervised by a clinical psychologist. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: * Do the wives of the couples in the intervention report less intimate partner violence (IPV) after 12 months, compared to wives in couples in a control group? * Do the husbands of the couples in the intervention show less alcohol consumption after 12 months, compared to husbands in couples in a control group? Husbands will participate in Motivational Interview (MI) sessions targeted at reducing their alcohol use. Husband and wife will participate in Behavioral Couples Therapy (BCT) targeted at improving their marital relationship. These intervention participants will be compared to a control group who will receive only referral information for intimate partner violence and an educational session and referral for alcohol use disorder. All participants will participate in quantitative interviews at baseline, and every three months thereafter, for a period of one year. In-depth qualitative interviews will be done with a subgroup of couples to try to understand how the intervention led to the observed outcomes.
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
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Intimate Partner Violence: mean score on Indian Family Violence and Control Scale
Timeframe: baseline
Intimate Partner Violence: mean score on Indian Family Violence and Control Scale
Timeframe: 6 months post baseline
Intimate Partner Violence: mean score on Indian Family Violence and Control Scale
Timeframe: 12 months post baseline
Alcohol use and dependency: AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) score
Timeframe: baseline
Alcohol use and dependency: AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) score
Timeframe: 3 months post baseline
Alcohol use and dependency: AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) score
Timeframe: 6 months post baseline
Alcohol use and dependency: AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) score
Timeframe: 9 months post baseline
Alcohol use and dependency: AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) score
Timeframe: 12 months post baseline