Father Engagement - Intimate Partner Violence down 39%

Wed, 06/01/2022 - 07:29

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Strategy researched

Sugira Muryango (SM - a home-visiting intervention linked to Rwanda's social protection system) and integrated promotion of father engagement and family violence prevention

Impact achieved

1.59 times more likely that fathers would be engaged with their children's upbringing. There was also a 26% reduction in the risk rate of children experiencing harsh discipline and a 39% reduction in the risk of intimate partner violence, compared to control group.

Country of study

Rwanda

Research methodology

Cluster RCT with 1,049 families

Journal

British Medical Journal Global Health; 2021

Journal paper title and link

Effect of a home-visiting parenting program to promote early childhood development and prevent violence: a cluster-randomized trial in Rwanda

Excerpt from Abstract

"Children in SM families improved more on gross motor (d=0.162, 95% CI 0.065 to 0.260), communication (d=0.081, 95% CI 0.005 to 0.156), problem solving (d=0.101, 95% CI 0.002 to 0.179) and personal-social development (d=0.096, 95% CI −0.015 to 0.177) on the ASQ-3 [Ages and Stages Questionnaire - 3]. SM families showed increased father engagement (OR=1.592, 95% CI 1.069 to 2.368), decreased harsh discipline (incidence rate ratio, IRR=0.741, 95% CI 0.657 to 0.835) and intimate partner violence (IRR=0.616, 95% CI:0.458 to 0.828)."

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