Mental Health, Gender-Based Violence, and Stunting in Tanzania

Child Development Clinical Trial

Official title:

Establishing a Community-led, Family-centered Mental Wellness Initiative in Rural Tanzania

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06065293
• Other study ID #: 3916
• Status: Completed
• Start date: January 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: September 7, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: October 2023
• Source: Colorado State University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

One in three children under the age of five in Tanzania experience stunting, which is defined as impairments in growth and development that often occur after poor nutrition, poor health, and low psychosocial stimulation. Research suggests that mental health problems of parents may be related to stunting outcomes and parental mental health is closely related to experiences of intimate partner violence, also called gender-based violence. However, very little research exists on the connection between these elements, and interventions may be necessary in order to reduce the impacts that mental health and gender-based violence may have on stunting.

This study is a secondary data analysis of de-identified survey and stunting data that were conducted as a part of a needs assessment by a local nonprofit organization in Tanzania. The needs assessment was conducted to inform a mental health initiative organized by the established nonprofit across 5 villages in rural Tanzania. This project's primary aims are:

• To determine the prevalence of mental health and family relationship problems in five villages

• To determine associations between intimate partner violence (IPV) mental health and substance use and childhood stunting

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 162
• Est. completion date: September 7, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: September 7, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Living within the 5 rural villages

• participating in a local nonprofit

• pregnant or having a child under 2 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

• Living outside of the 5 villages

• Not participating in the local nonprofit

• Not pregnant or having a child under 2 years old

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Child Development
• Mental Health Issue
• Substance Use
• Substance-Related Disorders

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Colorado State University	Fort Collins	Colorado

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Colorado State University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Depression and anxiety	Hopkins Symptom Checklist	Through study completion, approximately 2 months
Primary	Substance use	Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)	Through study completion, approximately 2 months
Primary	World Health Organization (WHO) Violence Against Women	WHO Violence Against Women	Through study completion, approximately 2 months
Primary	Childhood stunting	Height, weight, and head circumference of child under 2.5 years old	Through study completion, approximately 2 months
Secondary	Women's Empowerment	Women's Empowerment measure	Through study completion, approximately 2 months