Bandebereho Father Groups Randomized Control Trial in Rwanda

Contraception Clinical Trial

Official title:

Bandebereho Father Groups: a Randomized Control Trial to Assess the Impact of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Group Education for New and Expecting Fathers

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02694627
• Other study ID #: 137D
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 19, 2016
• Last updated: April 3, 2017
• Start date: February 2015
• Est. completion date: January 2017

Study information

• Verified date: April 2017
• Source: Promundo, United States
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study seeks to assess the impact of the MenCare+/Bandebereho fathers'/couples' group education intervention on men's attitudes towards, and participation in, sexual and reproductive health, maternal, newborn and child health, and equitable and non-violent relationships with their children and partners.

Description:

This study seeks to assess the impact of the MenCare+/Bandebereho fathers'/couples' group education intervention on men's attitudes towards, and participation in, sexual and reproductive health, maternal, newborn and child health, and equitable and non-violent relationships with their children and partners. The MenCare+/ Bandebereho program is a multi-component comprehensive intervention being implemented by the Rwanda Men's Resource Center (RWAMREC) and Promundo-US, in collaboration with the Rwanda Ministry of Health and local authorities in Karongi, Musanze, Nyaruguru and Rwamagana districts. The proposed study will evaluate one component of the program, a 15-session group education intervention targeting young fathers and mothers. The impact of the fathers' group education will be assessed through a randomized control trial design with an intervention arm of men and women participating in the father groups and a control arm of men and women who do not participate in the intervention. The study will collect quantitative and qualitative data over a period of approximately three years.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 2400
• Est. completion date: January 2017
• Est. primary completion date: January 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 21 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Men aged 21-35 years

• Living with a partner

• Expectant (or soon to be) father or father of young children under-5

• Living in an area with a group facilitator

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participated in previous cycles of the same intervention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Contraception
• Gender Relations
• Partner Communication
• Prenatal Care
• Violence

Intervention

Behavioral:
• MenCare+/Bandebereho fathers'/couples' group education
MenCare+/Bandebereho is a 3 year project to engage men in maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) and in sexual and reproductive health in Rwanda. A core component of the project is fathers'/couples' group education. The target participants are first-time parents or parents of young children living in 16 rural and semi-urban sectors selected by the implementing partner in collaboration with local authorities. The MenCare+/Bandebereho fathers'/couples' group education engages men in 15 weekly sessions of group discussion, critical reflection and interactive activities led by a trained facilitator using a curriculum developed by RWAMREC and Promundo and approved by the Rwandan Ministry of Health, adapted from the Program P Manual. Men's partners participate in 6-8 sessions. The sessions focus on men's role in MNCH, family planning, sharing household responsibilities, intimate partner violence, conflict resolution, family budgeting, and gender equality.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Promundo, United States	Rwanda Men's Resource Center (Rwamrec)

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Gender division of caregiving/domestic tasks (from questionnaire: a) composite capturing frequency of the respondent doing household or caregiving tasks; b) composite capturing how tasks are shared between partners).		4 months post intervention
Primary	Men's participation in family planning and maternal, newborn and child health (from questionnaire: a) men's presence at antenatal care visits; b) women's reports of receiving partner support during pregnancy; c) use of family planning).		4 months post intervention
Primary	Gender-related attitudes (from questionnaire: a continuous scale variable, adapted from the validated Gender Equitable Men (GEM) scale).		4 months post intervention
Primary	Women's experiences of intimate partner violence (from: questionnaire: a composite capturing exposure to a standard set of violent acts by a partner).		4 months post intervention
Secondary	Use of violence/harsh punishment against children (from questionnaire: a composite capturing respondents' use of various harsh discipline acts in the past month, adapted from the UNICEF MICS study).		4 months post intervention
Secondary	Relationship quality measured (from questionnaire: a) frequency of quarreling and b) quality scale adapted from the Decision Making in Low-Income Couples).		4 months post intervention
Secondary	Couple communication (from questionnaire: a composite capturing frequency of communication across multiple topics).		4 months post intervention