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Trial reportJournal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence2024

Short-term impact of a combination intervention on family cohesion: Results from a pilot cluster-randomized clinical trial in Northern Ghana.

Ozge Sensoy Bahar, William Byansi, Abdallah Ibrahim, Alice Boateng, Portia Buernarkie Nartey, Proscovia Nabunya, Kingsley Kumbelim, Fred M Ssewamala, Mary M McKay

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Preliminary Effects of the ANZANSI Family Program on Caregiver Outcomes in Northern Ghana: A Pilot Study.Families in society : the journal of contemporary human services · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Ozge Sensoy BaharBrown School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7230-0438
William ByansiBoston College, School of Social Work, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA.
Abdallah IbrahimSchool of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Alice BoatengDepartment of Social Work, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Portia Buernarkie NarteyBrown School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Proscovia NabunyaBrown School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Kingsley KumbelimBasicNeeds Ghana, Tamale, Ghana.
Fred M SsewamalaBrown School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Mary M McKayVice Provost Office, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

Funding

Strengthening Child Health Research Capacity in Resource Constrained Settings: Researcher Resilience Training (RRT)R25MH118935 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SEAN JOE, Mary McKernan McKay · 2018 to 2026
$1.5M
Intervention to improve developmental and health outcomes for female adolescentsR21HD099508 · NICHD · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SENSOY BAHAR, OZGE · 2019 to 2020
$382k
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development R21HD099508NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD099508NIMH NIH HHS R25 MH118935
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Child labor remains a concern in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, evidence-based preventive efforts are limited. We analyzed longitudinal data from Ghanaian adolescent girls in a pilot randomized clinical trial testing the preliminary impact of a combination intervention on family cohesion as a protective factor against child labor and school dropout. While there was no statistical difference between the control and intervention groups at 9 months, the results show that family cohesion scores improved significantly from baseline to 9 months for the ANZANSI intervention group. Qualitative results indicated improved family cohesion in the intervention group. Hence, future studies should further examine this promising social work intervention.

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Family RelationsAdolescentChildFemaleGhanaHumansLongitudinal StudiesPilot Projectsadolescent girlschild laborchild unaccompanied migrationfamily cohesionGhanamixed methods

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PMID38825788
PMCPMC11349473

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