The Effect of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Program on Awareness Levels and Child Abuse Potential of Pregnant Women

NCT05915416 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: KocU-OZCEVIKSUBASI-001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Program (CANPP) based on Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) on the awareness levels and child abuse potential of pregnant women. This randomized controlled study was conducted between July and December 2022 in a family health center of Aydin/Turkey with the participation a total of 30 pregnant women, who were then distributed into two groups as 15 experiment group and 15 control group pregnant women.The participants in the experiment group were applied SCT-based CANPP whereas no intervention was applied to the control group. Research data were collected before the intervention, one month after the intervention, and three months after the intervention using the Pregnant Data Collection Form, Child Neglect and Abuse Awareness Scale for Parents (CNAASP) and Child Abuse Potential Inventory (CAPI). Chi-Square and Fisher exact tests, independent groups t-test and repeated measures ANOVA test were used in the statistical analysis of the research data.

Conditions

Child Abuse

Keywords

child abuse; awareness; pregnant; nurse

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Child Neglect and Abuse Awareness Scale for Parents

  Child Neglect and Abuse Awareness Scale for Parents is a 5-point Likert-type scale (1-strongly disagree, 2-disagree, 3-undecided, 4-agree, 5-strongly agree) and consisting of 45 items in total. The scale has 5 sub-dimensions namely General Information (12 items), Physical Abuse (6 items), Emotional Abuse (15 items), Sexual Abuse (8 items), Neglect (4 items). By adding all sub-dimensions, the Child Neglect and Abuse Awareness Scale for Parents total score is calculated. The higher this total score, the higher the awareness of child abuse and neglect.

  one month after the intervention

• Child Neglect and Abuse Awareness Scale for Parents

  Child Neglect and Abuse Awareness Scale for Parents is a 5-point Likert-type scale (1-strongly disagree, 2-disagree, 3-undecided, 4-agree, 5-strongly agree) and consisting of 45 items in total. The scale has 5 sub-dimensions namely General Information (12 items), Physical Abuse (6 items), Emotional Abuse (15 items), Sexual Abuse (8 items), Neglect (4 items). By adding all sub-dimensions, the Child Neglect and Abuse Awareness Scale for Parents total score is calculated. The higher this total score, the higher the awareness of child abuse and neglect.

  three months after the intervention

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Child Abuse Potential Inventory

  one month after the intervention

• Child Abuse Potential Inventory

  three month after the intervention

Study Arms (2)

Experiment Group

EXPERIMENTAL

The participants in the experiment group were first administered the pre-test and then CANPP. A Child abuse and neglect Training Booklet was sent to the participants after the pre-test and before the program. Trainings within the scope of CANPP were provided over the Google Meet application in four sessions. A link was sent to the pregnant women via WhatsApp just before the specified training hours so that they could participate in the online training which is carried out individually.

Behavioral: Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Program

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in control group does not receive intervention. They were then applied CANPP and were given the training booklet after the finalization the program.

Interventions

Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Program BEHAVIORAL

The Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Program was then revised in line with the opinions and suggestions of the experts. Power-point presentations and training booklet prepared for the final form of this program have been prepared in such a way that the content is exactly the same. Training booklet was distributed to the experiment group after the pre-test and to the control group after the re-test. This booklet is designed as a resource that participants can refer to whenever they need it. Trainings were provided online through the Google Meet application, in a total of four sessions with an average of 30 minutes per session. The contents of the trainings are child neglect, physical abuse, emotional abuse and sexual abuse, respectively. Four different power-point presentations, addressing these sub-dimensions, were prepared for training purposes.

Experiment Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Pregnant women who agree to participate in the study
• are 18 years of age or older
• who can read and understand Turkish
• who have either a smart phone or a computer
• are between 28+0 and 33+0 weeks of pregnancy

You may not qualify if:

• Pregnant women with high risk pregnancy
• who have visual or auditory problems
• who have been diagnosed with mental disorders.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Koç University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Koç University

Istanbul, 34100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Researcher and participants could not be blinded due to the nature of the research. Data were coded as 'A' for experiment group and 'B' for control group. Statistical analysis of the coded data was performed by a statistics professional in order to avoid bias in the statistical evaluation of research data.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator, Dr

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 13, 2023
• First Posted: June 23, 2023
• Study Start: July 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2022
• Study Completion: December 1, 2022
• Last Updated: June 23, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)