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ArticleGlobal mental health (Cambridge, England)2024

Psychosocial impacts of Baby Friendly Spaces for Rohingya refugee mothers in Bangladesh: A pragmatic cluster-randomized controlled trial.

Amanda J Nguyen, Sarah M Murray, Kh Shafiur Rahaman, Molly E Lasater, Suzit Barua, Catherine Lee, Matthew Schojan, Brigitte Tonon, Laetitia Clouin, Karine Le Roch

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Article in Global mental health (Cambridge, England), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. Building Capacity in Crisis: Evaluating a Health Assistant Training Program for Young Rohingya Refugee Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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Amanda J NguyenDepartment of Human Services, School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4288-3457
Sarah M MurrayDepartment of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Kh Shafiur RahamanAction Against Hunger, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
Molly E LasaterDepartment of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Suzit BaruaAction Against Hunger, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
Catherine LeeDepartment of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Matthew SchojanDepartment of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Brigitte TononAction contre La Faim, Paris, France.
Laetitia ClouinAction contre La Faim, Paris, France.
Karine Le RochAction contre La Faim, Paris, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3608-2418

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: This study evaluated the effectiveness of Baby Friendly Spaces (BFS), a psychosocial support program for Rohingya refugee mothers of malnourished young children in Bangladesh. Because BFS was already being implemented, we examined the benefit of enhancing implementation supports. Methods: In matched pairs, 10 sites were randomized to provide BFS treatment as usual (BFS-TAU) or to receive enhanced implementation support (BFS-IE). 600 mothers were enrolled and reported on maternal distress, functional impairment, subjective well-being and coping at baseline and 8-week follow-up. Data were analyzed using multilevel linear regression models to account for clustering; sensitivity analyses adjusted for the small number of clusters. Results: Significant within-group improvements in BFSIE were observed for distres (-.48, p = .014), functional impairment (-.30, p = .002) and subjective well-being (.92, p = .011); improvements in BFS-TAU were smaller and not statistically significant. Between-group comparisons favored BFS-IE for distress (β = -.30, p = .058) and well-being (β = .58, p = .038). Sensitivity adjustments produced p-values above .05 for all between-group comparisons. Discussion: Feasible adjustments to implementation can improve program delivery to increase impact on maternal distress and well-being. Although results should be interpreted with caution, study design limitations are common in pragmatic, field-based research.

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Bangladeshinfantsmaternalmental healthnutritionpsychosocialrefugeeRohingya

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PMCPMC11140488

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