Good Schools Study

NCT01678846 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: LSHTM_6183
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 3,820
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether use of the Good Schools Toolkit is effective in reducing violence against children in primary schools.

Conditions

Physical Violence; Educational Achievement; Mental Health; Sexual Violence; Violence Against Children

Keywords

corporal punishment; violence; education; depression; anxiety; conduct disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Physical Violence From School Staff

  past week experience of any physical violence from school staff

  2-year follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Child Mental Health

  2-year follow-up

• Educational Achievement: Word Recognition in English

  2-year follow-up

• Safety and Well-being at School

  At 2 year follow-up

Study Arms (2)

Good School Toolkit

EXPERIMENTAL

Schools in the intervention arm will receive the Good Schools Toolkit materials and implementation support.

Behavioral: Good School Toolkit

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Schools in this arm will receive the Good Schools Toolkit materials and some implementation support after the end of the trial.

Interventions

Good School Toolkit BEHAVIORAL

The Toolkit uses a six step process to create a school wide intervention that engages teachers, students, administration, and parents to reflect on how they can promote quality of education in their school. The Toolkit articulates complex ideas (what is a good learning environment, a good teacher, how to create positive discipline without using violence) through booklets, posters and school initiated learning processes. Specific modules on alternative discipline techniques and how staff can use positive discipline are included in the Toolkit. The intervention includes sessions on knowledge, attitudes and opportunities to practice new behavioural skills. Work is led by teachers and students, and supported by visits from Raising Voices staff. The Toolkit can be reviewed at (http://www.raisingvoices.org/children/good\_school\_toolkit.php).

Good School Toolkit

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Schools
• in Luwero District, Uganda
• more than 40 students registered in Primary 5
• Participants
• registered as a Primary 5, 6 or 7 pupil
• any school staff member

You may not qualify if:

• Schools
• \-- existing program related to prevention of violence against children or school governance
• Participants -- not able to understand consent and study procedures

Sponsors & Collaborators

• London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine: lead
• Raising Voices: collaborator
• Institute of Education, UK: collaborator
• Makerere University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

District-wide

Multiple, Luwero District, Uganda

Location

Related Publications (14)

• Knight L, Atuhaire L, Bhatia A, Allen E, Namy S, Anton-Erxleben K, Nakuti J, Mirembe A, Nakiboneka M, Seeley J, Weiss HA, Parkes J, Bonell C, Naker D, Devries K. Violence outcomes in later adolescence with the Good School Toolkit-Primary: a nonrandomized controlled trial in Uganda. BMC Public Health. 2024 Jun 7;24(1):1532. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-19024-5.

  PMID: 38849782 DERIVED

• Carlson C, Namy S, Norcini Pala A, Wainberg ML, Michau L, Nakuti J, Knight L, Allen E, Ikenberg C, Naker D, Devries K. Violence against children and intimate partner violence against women: overlap and common contributing factors among caregiver-adolescent dyads. BMC Public Health. 2020 Jan 29;20(1):124. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-8115-0.

  PMID: 31996179 DERIVED

• Devries K, Parkes J, Knight L, Allen E, Namy S, Datzberger S, Nalukenge W, Atuhaire L, Kyegombe N, Walakira E, Seeley J, Weiss HA, Naker D. Context of Violence in Adolescence Cohort (CoVAC) study: protocol for a mixed methods longitudinal study in Uganda. BMC Public Health. 2020 Jan 13;20(1):43. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7654-8.

  PMID: 31931768 DERIVED

• Knight L, Allen E, Mirembe A, Nakuti J, Namy S, Child JC, Sturgess J, Kyegombe N, Walakira EJ, Elbourne D, Naker D, Devries KM. Implementation of the Good School Toolkit in Uganda: a quantitative process evaluation of a successful violence prevention program. BMC Public Health. 2018 May 9;18(1):608. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5462-1.

  PMID: 29743105 DERIVED

• Devries K, Kuper H, Knight L, Allen E, Kyegombe N, Banks LM, Kelly S, Naker D. Reducing Physical Violence Toward Primary School Students With Disabilities. J Adolesc Health. 2018 Mar;62(3):303-310. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.09.004. Epub 2017 Dec 6.

  PMID: 29217214 DERIVED

• Kayiwa J, Clarke K, Knight L, Allen E, Walakira E, Namy S, Merrill KG, Naker D, Devries K. Effect of the good school toolkit on school staff mental health, sense of job satisfaction and perceptions of school climate: Secondary analysis of a cluster randomised trial. Prev Med. 2017 Aug;101:84-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.05.022. Epub 2017 Jun 2.

  PMID: 28579503 DERIVED

• Grundlingh H, Knight L, Naker D, Devries K. Secondary distress in violence researchers: a randomised trial of the effectiveness of group debriefings. BMC Psychiatry. 2017 Jun 2;17(1):204. doi: 10.1186/s12888-017-1327-x.

  PMID: 28578682 DERIVED

• Devries KM, Knight L, Child JC, Kyegombe N, Hossain M, Lees S, Watts C, Naker D. Witnessing intimate partner violence and child maltreatment in Ugandan children: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open. 2017 Feb 28;7(2):e013583. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013583.

  PMID: 28246136 DERIVED

• Thumann BF, Nur U, Naker D, Devries KM. Primary school students' mental health in Uganda and its association with school violence, connectedness, and school characteristics: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2016 Jul 29;16:662. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3351-z.

  PMID: 27473040 DERIVED

• Clarke K, Patalay P, Allen E, Knight L, Naker D, Devries K. Patterns and predictors of violence against children in Uganda: a latent class analysis. BMJ Open. 2016 May 24;6(5):e010443. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010443.

  PMID: 27221125 DERIVED

• Devries KM, Child JC, Elbourne D, Naker D, Heise L. "I never expected that it would happen, coming to ask me such questions":Ethical aspects of asking children about violence in resource poor settings. Trials. 2015 Nov 11;16:516. doi: 10.1186/s13063-015-1004-7.

  PMID: 26558829 DERIVED

• Devries KM, Knight L, Child JC, Mirembe A, Nakuti J, Jones R, Sturgess J, Allen E, Kyegombe N, Parkes J, Walakira E, Elbourne D, Watts C, Naker D. The Good School Toolkit for reducing physical violence from school staff to primary school students: a cluster-randomised controlled trial in Uganda. Lancet Glob Health. 2015 Jul;3(7):e378-86. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00060-1.

  PMID: 26087985 DERIVED

• Child JC, Naker D, Horton J, Walakira EJ, Devries KM. Responding to abuse: Children's experiences of child protection in a central district, Uganda. Child Abuse Negl. 2014 Oct;38(10):1647-58. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.06.009. Epub 2014 Jul 14.

  PMID: 25035172 DERIVED

• Devries KM, Allen E, Child JC, Walakira E, Parkes J, Elbourne D, Watts C, Naker D. The Good Schools Toolkit to prevent violence against children in Ugandan primary schools: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2013 Jul 24;14:232. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-232.

  PMID: 23883138 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being; Depression; Anxiety Disorders; Conduct Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior; Behavioral Symptoms; Mental Disorders; Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr Karen Devries
• Organization: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Karen.Devries@lshtm.ac.uk

0207958 8164

Study Officials

• Karen M Devries, PhD

  London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 24, 2012
• First Posted: September 5, 2012
• Study Start: June 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2014
• Study Completion: July 1, 2014
• Last Updated: January 26, 2016
• Results First Posted: January 26, 2016

Record last verified: 2015-06

Locations

UG (1)