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A hybrid digital parenting programme to prevent abuse of adolescents in Tanzania: study protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomised controlled trial.

Lauren Baerecke, Abigail Ornellas, Joyce Wamoyi, Mwita Wambura, Jonathan Klapwijk, Angelique N Chetty, Ashlin Simpson, Roselinde Janowski, Kristen de Graaf, David Stern and 22 more

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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32 authors.

Lauren BaereckeSafety and Violence Initiative, Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. Lauren.Baerecke@uct.ac.za.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9999-509X
Abigail OrnellasSafety and Violence Initiative, Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0751-4752
Joyce WamoyiNational Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Research Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2956-8666
Mwita WamburaNational Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Research Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9384-6712
Jonathan KlapwijkDepartment of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0078-1826
Angelique N ChettySafety and Violence Initiative, Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2040-1915
Ashlin SimpsonSafety and Violence Initiative, Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Roselinde JanowskiDepartment of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2082-9281
Kristen de GraafDepartment of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9926-0635
David SternInnovations in Development, Education and the Mathematical Sciences (IDEMS) International, Reading, UK.
Lily ClementsInnovations in Development, Education and the Mathematical Sciences (IDEMS) International, Reading, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8864-0552
Esmee Te WinkelInnovations in Development, Education and the Mathematical Sciences (IDEMS) International, Reading, UK.
Laetitia ChristineInnovations in Development, Education and the Mathematical Sciences (INNODEMS), Kakamega, Kenya.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-3087-5109
Gervas MbosoliNational Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Research Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Kija NyalaliNational Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Research Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6015-2159
Onduru Gervas OnduruNational Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Research Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8954-2794
Anna BooijClowns Without Borders South Africa, Durban, South Africa.
Sussie N MjwaraClowns Without Borders South Africa, Durban, South Africa.
Sibongile TsoanyaneClowns Without Borders South Africa, Durban, South Africa.
Gerry MshanaNational Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Research Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8753-7561
Mbutolwe Esther MwakitaluNational Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Research Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-4624-4812
G J Melendez-TorresFaculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9823-4790
Francisco CalderonDepartment of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8854-9377
Isang AwahDepartment of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7967-358X
Ohad GreenDepartment of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7436-7695
Inge VallanceDepartment of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3707-3580
Oluwaseyi SomefunSchool of Public Health, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3842-2685
Frances GardnerDepartment of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7508-7348
Lorraine SherrInstitute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5902-8011
Mackenzie MartinDepartment of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3202-3800
Jamie M LachmanSafety and Violence Initiative, Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9475-9218
Lucie D CluverDepartment of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0418-835X

Funding

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/X039307/1Global Challenges Research Fund ES/S008101/1Oak Foundation OFIL-21-212Wellspring Philanthropic Fund 16204
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEvidence-based parenting programmes have strong evidence in preventing and mitigating violence, but in-person programmes are challenging to deliver at scale. ParentApp is an open-source, offline-first app-based adaptation of the Parenting for Lifelong Health for Parents and Teens programme to promote playful and positive parenting, reduce risks for sexual violence victimisation, and prevent violence against adolescents. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of ParentApp compared to an attention-control group.

methodsThis study is a two-arm pragmatic cluster-randomised controlled trial to test whether ParentApp reduces adolescent physical abuse, emotional abuse, and sexual violence risks and victimisation at 1 month and 12 months post-intervention. Caregivers of adolescents aged 10-17 years and their adolescent children (N = 2400 caregiver-adolescent dyads) will be recruited in urban and peri-urban communities in the Mwanza region of Tanzania. A total of 80 study clusters will be stratified and randomised (1:1) to the intervention group, who will receive ParentApp with support through a WhatsApp group, or to an attention-control group, who will receive a water, sanitation, and hygiene app. Quantitative data will be collected through outcomes questionnaires with caregivers and adolescents, administered at baseline, 4 months post-baseline, and 16 months post-baseline, as well as through routine implementation data and ParentApp engagement data. Qualitative data will be collected through individual interviews and focus groups with caregivers, adolescents, and implementing partner staff. DISCUSSION: App-based interventions have the potential to expand access to evidence-based parenting support, but currently lack rigorous evidence in low- and middle-income countries. This is the first known randomised control trial of a hybrid digital parenting programme to prevent the abuse of adolescents in low- and middle-income settings.

trial registrationThe trial was registered on the Open Science Framework on 14 March 2023, registration: OSF.IO/T9FXZ .

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Child AbuseParentingAdolescentChildHumansParentsPragmatic Clinical Trials as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTanzaniaViolenceAdolescentsChild abuseDigitalLow- and middle-income countriesParentingViolence against children

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PMCPMC10863242

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