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Evaluation of a 2-session Parent Training Programme for Caregivers of Younger Children in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe240 participantsStarted 2024-06-07

Plain-language summary

A pilot, exploratory cluster Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) with two arms will be conducted to test a two-session parent training programme for caregivers of children enrolled in early childhood development classes in Harare Zimbabwe. The Parenting for Lifelong Health programme for Young Children together with the Mikhulu Trust Book Sharing Programme for Young Children will be adapted into a two-session version programme named Tabudirira Parent Training Intervention for Early Childhood Development. The RCT aims to assess the following objectives: Can the programme reduce child maltreatment? Does the intervention improve parent-child engagement with reading material? How best can the 2-session programme delivery be optimised?

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 years and above. * Be a caregiver to a child enrolled in Early Childhood Development Grade A at a school in Harare Northern Central School district. * Live with the child for a minimum of 5 days/ week. * Provide informed consent before any study proceedings. Exclusion Criteria * Aged below 18 * A child enrolled in a school outside Harare Northern Central School District * Child not enrolled in Early Childhood Development Grade A

What they're measuring

Changes in frequency of child maltreatment:

Timeframe: 6 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06431321

SponsorUniversity of Cape Town

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-08-15

Contact for this trial

Noreen Wini Dari, MSc

+263 718 886340 wndnor001@myuct.ac.za

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