Building Community Health Volunteers' Capacity to Support Parents With Young Children With SafeCare Kenya

Launched by PACIFIC UNIVERSITY · Apr 10, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, called "Building Community Health Volunteers' Capacity to Support Parents With Young Children With SafeCare Kenya," is studying a parenting program designed to help mothers improve their skills and knowledge in caring for their children aged 18 months to 5 years. The main goals are to see if this program can lead to better outcomes for both children and parents, determine if the program works just as well when delivered online as it does in person, and understand if community health volunteers can effectively provide this support.

To be eligible for the study, mothers need to be at least 18 years old, be the primary caregiver of a child within the specified age range, live in Kibera, and have a smartphone to participate in virtual sessions. Throughout the study, mothers will complete assessments at the beginning, and then again at 6 and 18 months later. Those in the SafeCare group will receive guidance from community health volunteers. The researchers will compare the experiences of families in the SafeCare program to those receiving regular support to see if there are improvements in areas like parent-child interactions, child behavior, and overall quality of life.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Parents Inclusion Criteria:
• • being the female primary caregiver
• • at least 18 years old of age
• • at least one child between 18 months and age 5
• • reside in Kibera
• • have ability to participate virtually (i.e., owns a smart phone) in English or Swahili.
• Parent Exclusion Criteria:
• • younger than 18 years old
• • unable to participate in English or Swahili
• • does not own smart phone to participate in virtual sessions.
• CHV Inclusion Criteria:
• • 18 years or older
• • able to participate in English or Swahili
• • has ability to participate virtually (i.e., owns a smart phone)
• • female community health volunteer who is affiliated with one of the project's agencies in Kibera
• CHV Exclusion Criteria:
• • younger than 18 years old
• • not able to participate in English or Swahili
• • does not have a smart phone
• • is not female
• • is not a community health volunteer affiliated with one of the project's agencies
• Trainer Inclusion Criteria:
• • 18 years or older
• • able to participate in English and Swahili
• • trained as a SafeCare trainer
• Trainer Exclusion Criteria:
• • younger than 18 years old
• • not able to participate in English and Swahili
• • not trained as a SafeCare Trainer
• Stakeholder Inclusion Criteria:
• • 18 years or older
• • able to participate in English
• • involved in the project as a stakeholder
• Stakeholder Exclusion Criteria:
• • younger than 18 years old
• • not able to participate in English
• • not a stakeholder for this project