Bandebereho Father Groups Randomized Control Trial in Rwanda

NCT ID: NCT02694627

Last Updated: 2017-04-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

2400 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-02-28

Study Completion Date

2017-01-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Gender Relations Prenatal Care Partner Communication Contraception Violence

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention

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Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MenCare+/Bandebereho fathers'/couples' group education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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.

Control

Participants randomized into the control arm are surveyed at the same time points as intervention participants, but do not receive any intervention.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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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.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Program P

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Rwanda Men's Resource Center (Rwamrec)

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Promundo, United States

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Kate E Doyle, MA

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Promundo-US

Ruti G Levtov, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Promundo-US

Gary Barker, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Promundo-US

Shamsi Kazimbaya, MA

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

formerly at Rwanda Men's Resource Center, now at Jhpiego

References

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Levtov RG, Doyle K, Bingenheimer JB, Lahiri S, Kazimbaya S, Karamage E, Sayinzoga F, Mutoni M, Rubayita CH, Barker G. Improved Relationship Quality, Equitable Gender Attitudes, and Reduced Alcohol Abuse as Key Mechanisms to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence in the Bandebereho Couples' Randomized Trial in Rwanda. Prev Sci. 2022 Nov;23(8):1495-1506. doi: 10.1007/s11121-022-01445-6. Epub 2022 Oct 11.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36219325 (View on PubMed)

Doyle K, Levtov RG, Barker G, Bastian GG, Bingenheimer JB, Kazimbaya S, Nzabonimpa A, Pulerwitz J, Sayinzoga F, Sharma V, Shattuck D. Gender-transformative Bandebereho couples' intervention to promote male engagement in reproductive and maternal health and violence prevention in Rwanda: Findings from a randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2018 Apr 4;13(4):e0192756. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192756. eCollection 2018.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29617375 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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137D

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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