A Ugandan Parenting Programme to Prevent Gender-Based Violence: Description and Formative Evaluation

Wight, D.; Sekiwunga, Richard; Namutebi, Carol; Zalwango, Flavia; Siu, Godfrey Etyang

doi:10.1177/10497315211056246

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“…Research from multiple evaluation studies document reductions in violence against children. Although not as extensively studied, other programs (see Table 3 for a description)—“Malezi Bora na Maisha Mazuri” (Good Parenting for a Good Life) (Murphy et al, 2021), Parenting for Respectability (Wight et al, 2022), Responsible, Engaged, and Loving Fathers Initiative (Ashburn et al, 2017), Sinovuyo Caring Families Program for Young Children (Lachman et al, 2017; Lachman et al, 2018), and SASA! (Kyegombe et al, 2015) have also found actual (via quantitative pre- and post-survey data) or perceived (via qualitative data) reductions in violence against children.…”

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Programs to Prevent Violence Against Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

Edwards

Kumar

Waterman

et al. 2023

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Violence against children—which includes maltreatment (including physical, sexual, psychological and emotional violence, and neglect), bullying (including cyberbullying), youth violence (including physical assault with or without weapons), intimate partner violence (including exposure to domestic violence and direct involvement in teen dating violence), and sexual violence—continues to present itself as a significant public health crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) leading to numerous short- and long-term deleterious outcomes. As such, the prevention of violence against children in SSA is a critical public health priority. In this systematic literature review, we identified 45 articles that reported on results from 22 programs that seek to reduce violence against children in SSA. Results suggested that programs that focus on (1) economic strengthening, (2) teachers schools, (3) entire families, (4) caregivers only, and (5) children only are generally effective in reducing violence against children by promoting focused action on the mechanisms of change (e.g., parenting skills, enhanced parent–child relationships, resistance skills for children). To date, no research in SSA has examined the impact of policy interventions on childhood victimization or community-level interventions to change norms and values that support violence against children. Future research is needed to examine the impacts of comprehensive efforts to prevent violence against children in SSA as well as factors that predict uptake and sustainability of such prevention efforts in SSA.

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Programs to Prevent Violence Against Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

Edwards

Kumar

Waterman

et al. 2023

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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“…The 6SQuID framework builds upon existing intervention development models, such as the UK Medical Research Council’s (MRC) guidance for developing and evaluating complex interventions [ 39 , 40 ], by offering a detailed series of practical steps (see Table 1 ). The 6SQuID model has been used in various contexts to design and develop behaviour change interventions, including gender-based violence prevention [ 41 ] and digital parent support programmes [ 42 ].…”

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Integrating intimate partner violence prevention content into a digital parenting chatbot intervention during COVID-19: Intervention development and remote data collection

Schafer,

Lachman,

Gardner

et al. 2023

BMC Public Health

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Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health issue which experienced a sharp incline during the onset of COVID-19. Increases in other forms of violence, such as violence against children (VAC), have also been linked to the pandemic, and there have been calls for greater prevention efforts that tackle both forms of violence concurrently. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the urgent need for evidence-based and scalable violence prevention interventions that target multiple forms of family violence. Parenting programmes have shown promising results in preventing various forms of family violence, including IPV and VAC, and have recently experienced an expansion in delivery, with digital intervention formats growing. This paper describes the development and evaluation of the IPV prevention content designed and integrated into ParentText, a chatbot parenting intervention adapted from Parenting for Lifelong Health programmes. Methods The ParentText IPV prevention content was developed using the Six Steps in Quality Intervention Development (6SQuID) framework. This involved targeted literature searches for key studies to identify causal factors associated with IPV and determining those with greatest scope for change. Findings were used to develop the intervention content and theory of change. Consultations were held with academic researchers (n = 5), practitioners (n = 5), and local community organisations (n = 7), who reviewed the content. A formative evaluation was conducted with parents in relationships (n = 96) in Jamaica to better understand patterns in user engagement with the intervention and identify strategies to further improve engagement. Results Using the 6SQuID model, five topics on IPV prevention were integrated into the ParentText chatbot. Text-messages covering each topic, including additional materials such as cartoons and videos, were also developed. The formative evaluation revealed an average user-engagement length of 14 days, 0.50 chatbot interactions per day, and over half of participants selected to view additional relationship content. Conclusions This article provides a unique contribution as the first to integrate IPV prevention content into a remotely delivered, digital parenting intervention for low-resource settings. The findings from this research and formative evaluation shed light on the promising potential of chatbots as scalable and accessible forms of violence prevention, targeting multiple types of family violence.

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“…However, given the high levels of education for most participants, it is crucial to acknowledge the possibility that their voices may not accurately represent majority voices of Ugandan parents around the issue of using corporal punishment as a discipline strategy. Nonetheless, a shift away from physical punishment would signify an important step in the campaign to combat violence against children in Uganda and other African settings as highlighted by Cluver et al, (2020) and Wight et al, (2022).…”

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Culturally Informed Parenting Assessment: The Adaptation of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire with Input from Ugandan Experts and Parents

Asiimwe,

Mugumya,

Birungi

et al. 2024

Preprint

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While parenting practices significantly influence children's developmental outcomes on a global scale, there has been limited comprehensive assessment of the cultural appropriateness of global parenting questionnaires in diverse cultural contexts by researchers. This study examined the cultural relevance of items on a global measure of parenting, the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (APQ) within a Ugandan context. Transcultural adaptations followed a seven-step methodology, integrating validated models for cross-cultural adaptation of self-report measures. Semi-structured interviews with 14 local experts and cognitive interviews with 16 parents provided crucial feedback for revising the 42-item APQ scale. This transcultural adaptation process resulted into a 32-item adapted APQ tailored for the Ugandan context. Feedback from experts and parents led to the incorporation of five additional items reflecting important parenting practices in the target Uganda setting. This research is notable for its contribution to the decolonization of parenting assessment instruments, centered on the perspectives of participants in a culturally diverse context. The availability of a culturally adapted parenting measure holds significance for clinicians and researchers as it enables a more efficient and culturally sensitive evaluation of parenting practices. Furthermore, utilizing such a measure facilitates a deeper understanding of the components of parenting warranting attention in the development of interventions for parents in the target setting.

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A Ugandan Parenting Programme to Prevent Gender-Based Violence: Description and Formative Evaluation

Cited by 9 publications

References 85 publications

Programs to Prevent Violence Against Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

Programs to Prevent Violence Against Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

Integrating intimate partner violence prevention content into a digital parenting chatbot intervention during COVID-19: Intervention development and remote data collection

Culturally Informed Parenting Assessment: The Adaptation of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire with Input from Ugandan Experts and Parents

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