Parenting Styles and Parent-Offspring Communication on Sexuality Issues
NCT ID: NCT01772628
Last Updated: 2013-03-04
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
1700 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2010-01-31
2014-03-31
Brief Summary
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It was done in 22 public day and mixed secondary schools in both Kampala and Wakiso districts. The study employed a cluster randomized controlled trial experimental design. Eligible schools were purposively selected and stratified into urban, peri-urban and rural. The schools were then matched into pairs for potential confounding variables such as religion and gender. In total, 11 schools were randomly allocated to the intervention and an equal number of schools to the comparison arms of the study.
A questionnaire was administered to students at baseline and post-intervention. This questionnaire was validated in test re-test on approximately 200 S1 students from 2 schools that did not participate in the intervention nor the comparison arm. A parents'/guardians' questionnaire was also administered both at baseline then at post intervention. This questionnaire was also pre-tested among approximately 200 parents of S1 students who participated in the test re-test. The results of the pre-test were used to finalize the questionnaire. To increase the extent to which questions were understood, the English versions of questionnaires were translated into one of the widely spoken local language Luganda.
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Detailed Description
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The Randomized Controlled Trial targeted 2 populations; students admitted to S1 in 2012 and their parents. Specifically the Randomized Controlled Trial aimed to (i) increase proportion of students with intentions to delay sexual debut (ii) increase knowledge and influence attitudes of adolescents about condoms (iii) increase the frequency of parent-child communication (iv) improve the quality of parent-child communication through structured homework.
The Randomized Controlled Trial comprised 3 components: the classroom-based component; the parent component and the homework assignment component. Sexual and reproductive health topics were integrated in 8 English and 8 Christian Religious education double lessons lasting 90 minutes. For each lesson there was a corresponding homework that a student was expected to complete with their parent/guardian. Teachers were re-trained in pedagogical skills in preparation for implementation of the intervention. At the same time, parents were trained in communication skills and assisted to improve their parenting skills in 3 one-day workshops. The 11 schools randomized to comparison schools will have delayed intervention. A pre- and post-intervention survey was conducted for both students using a standardized questionnaire to assess changes in parent-child communication as well as knowledge, attitudes and intentions to delay sexual debut. A simultaneous pre-and post intervention survey using a standardized questionnaire was also conducted among parents of students participating in the intervention to assess change in communication with their children and parenting practices. For every component, quantitative and qualitative data was collected to evaluate the processes of delivering the evaluation.
Statistical analysis will be carried out using appropriate statistical software. Frequencies and means when appropriate will be calculated for each variable and for summary scale at baseline and post-intervention measurements. Inter-item correlation coefficients for each scale will be assessed using Cronbach's alpha. T-test for mean differences, kappa statistics and McNemar test for non-independent samples will be used to assess changes in knowledge, attitudes and intentions between baseline and post-intervention. Content analysis will be done for homework.
The results from this intervention will contribute to Millennium Development Goals 2, 4, 6 and 6, which aims to combat HIV/AIDS and other diseases, maternal and child deaths and by focusing on education and involving school teachers, the study will also contribute towards the quality aspects universal primary education.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Promoting parent-child communication
This is the arm in which all interventions of Promoting parent-child communication on selected sexual and reproductive health issues among young secondary school adolescents in Kampala and Wakiso Districts were implemented. The interventions included; classroom-based component, STI/HIV prevention education, parenting component and homework assignment component.
Classroom-based component
Selected topics about sex, communication, and relationships were integrated in 8 English classroom lessons and 8 Christian Religious Education classroom lessons. The component was implemented in a period of 14 weeks in Senior One classrooms of all the 11 intervention schools.
STI/HIV prevention education
For this component, the project partnered with Naguru Teenage information and Health Centre a local NGO providing "youth friendly" Sexual Reproductive Health services. The STI/HIV prevention education was implemented once in each school on a day that had been agreed upon with the school administration.
Homework assignment component
This component was to facilitate open parent-child interactions and encourage interpersonal learning in a friendly home environment about selected Sexual Reproductive Health issues. Homework assignments were developed on the basis of the topics covered in the learners' component. Students were asked to discuss each assignment with their parents/guardians and recorded answers in 32 paged exercise books provided by the project which were eventually handed over to the researchers at the end of the intervention. Students were given 8 English homework assignments and 7 Christian Religious Education homework assignments.
Parenting component
Three one day parenting workshops were conducted in each of the 11 schools for parents/guardians during the period in which the lessons were being implemented. First workshop was conducted at the beginning of the intervention, the second in the middle of the intervention and the third at the end of the intervention. Each workshop in a school was facilitated by one selected teacher and one selected parent in the school. In the first workshop a brochure about the intervention was distributed to all the parents/guardians in attendance.
Comparison
The 11 comparison schools did not receive any form of intervention. Instead the students continued with the official standard school curriculum and regular parent/guardian involvement in school activities. No homework assignments were given to the senior one students.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Classroom-based component
Selected topics about sex, communication, and relationships were integrated in 8 English classroom lessons and 8 Christian Religious Education classroom lessons. The component was implemented in a period of 14 weeks in Senior One classrooms of all the 11 intervention schools.
STI/HIV prevention education
For this component, the project partnered with Naguru Teenage information and Health Centre a local NGO providing "youth friendly" Sexual Reproductive Health services. The STI/HIV prevention education was implemented once in each school on a day that had been agreed upon with the school administration.
Homework assignment component
This component was to facilitate open parent-child interactions and encourage interpersonal learning in a friendly home environment about selected Sexual Reproductive Health issues. Homework assignments were developed on the basis of the topics covered in the learners' component. Students were asked to discuss each assignment with their parents/guardians and recorded answers in 32 paged exercise books provided by the project which were eventually handed over to the researchers at the end of the intervention. Students were given 8 English homework assignments and 7 Christian Religious Education homework assignments.
Parenting component
Three one day parenting workshops were conducted in each of the 11 schools for parents/guardians during the period in which the lessons were being implemented. First workshop was conducted at the beginning of the intervention, the second in the middle of the intervention and the third at the end of the intervention. Each workshop in a school was facilitated by one selected teacher and one selected parent in the school. In the first workshop a brochure about the intervention was distributed to all the parents/guardians in attendance.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Mixed secondary schools located in Kampala and Wakiso districts
* Parents/guardians provide written consent
Exclusion Criteria
* Decline to assent
12 Years
14 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Bergen
OTHER
University of Oslo
OTHER
University of Cape Town
OTHER
University of Limpopo
OTHER
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
OTHER
Maastricht University
OTHER
University of Sussex
OTHER
Child Health & Development Centre
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Child Health & Development Centre
Assoc. Professor
Principal Investigators
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Anne R Katahoire, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Child Health and Development Centre, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Wilson W Muhwezi, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Makerere University College of Health Sciences School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
Cecily Banura, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Child Health and Development Centre, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Locations
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Child Health and Development Centre, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Kampala, , Uganda
Countries
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References
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Aaro LE, Mathews C, Kaaya S, Katahoire AR, Onya H, Abraham C, Klepp KI, Wubs A, Eggers SM, de Vries H. Promoting sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in southern and eastern Africa (PREPARE): project design and conceptual framework. BMC Public Health. 2014 Jan 18;14:54. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-54.
Related Links
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Click here for more information about this study: Promoting parent-child communication on sexual and reproductive health among young adolescents in Kampala and Wakiso districts
Other Identifiers
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241945 PREPARE
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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