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ArticlePloS one2024

The impact of the parenting for respectability programme on violent parenting and intimate partner relationships in Uganda: A pre-post study.

Godfrey Siu, Rebecca N Nsubuga, Jamie M Lachman, Carol Namutebi, Richard Sekiwunga, Flavia Zalwango, Julie Riddell, Daniel Wight

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Godfrey SiuChild Health and Development Centre, School of Medicine Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda.ORCID 0009-0004-2666-1760
Rebecca N NsubugaMRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda.
Jamie M LachmanMRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland.
Carol NamutebiChild Health and Development Centre, School of Medicine Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda.
Richard SekiwungaChild Health and Development Centre, School of Medicine Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda.
Flavia ZalwangoMRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda.
Julie RiddellMRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland.
Daniel WightMRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland.

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Chief Scientist Office SPHSU11Chief Scientist Office SPHSU14Medical Research Council MC_UU_00022/1Medical Research Council MC_UU_00022/3Medical Research Council MC_UU_12017/11Medical Research Council MC_UU_12017/14
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Abstract

backgroundThere is a growing need for interventions that reduce both violence against children and intimate partner violence in low- and middle-income countries. However, few parenting interventions deliberately address this link. We tested the feasibility of a 16-session group-based parenting programme, Parenting for Respectability, in semi-rural Ugandan communities.

methodsThis was a pre-post study with parents and their children (N = 484 parents; 212 children).

resultsPre-post comparisons found large effects for parent-reported reduced harsh parenting (Cohen's f2 = 0.41 overall; f2 = 0.47 (among session attendees); with an overall reduction of 26% for harsh parenting. Session attendees reported higher reductions than non-attendees (p = 0.014), and male caregivers reported higher reductions than female caregivers (p<0.001). Children also reported reduced harsh parenting by attending fathers (f2 = 0.64 overall; f2 = 0.60) and attending mothers (f2 = 0.56 overall; f2 = 0.51); with reduction in harsh parenting ranging between 27% to 29% in the various categories. Overall, spousal violence reduced by 27% (f2 = 0.19 overall; f2 = 0.26 (among session attendees). Both parents and children reported reduced dysfunctional parent relationships; parents: f2 = 0.19 overall; f2 = 0.26 (among session attendees); and children: f2 = 0.35 overall; f2 = 0.32 (for attending parents); with reductions ranging between 22% to 28%. Parents who attended more than 50% of the program reported greater effects on reduced dysfunctional relationships than those who attended less than half of the program (B = -0.74, p = 0.013). All secondary outcomes were improved with f2 ranging between 0.08 and 0.39; and improvements ranging between 6% and 28%.

conclusionResults suggest the importance of more rigorous testing to determine program effectiveness.

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Intimate Partner ViolenceParentingAdultChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleParentsRural PopulationUgandaYoung Adult

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PMID38787892
PMCPMC11125497

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