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dc.titleA Mixed-method Feasibility Trial of an Early Childhood, Violence Prevention, Parenting Program Integrated into Preschool Provision in Jamaica
dc.contributor.authorBaker-Henningham, Helen
dc.contributor.authorTaja, Francis
dc.contributor.authorBowers, Marsha
dc.contributor.orgunitGender and Diversity Division
dc.coverageJamaica
dc.date.available2025-05-05T00:05:00
dc.date.issue2025-05-05T00:05:00
dc.description.abstractWe adapted a violence-prevention, parenting program (the Irie Homes Toolbox, or IHT) for integration into Jamaican preschool services. The adapted IHT was evaluated in a mixed-method feasibility trial in Kingston, Jamaica. Twenty-four preschools were randomly assigned to intervention (n12) or wait-list control (n12). Ten caregivers per school were recruited (n240, n120/group). The program consisted of eleven 1-hour parenting sessions delivered by a preschool teacher with groups of ten caregivers of children aged 2-6 years. In the impact evaluation, the primary outcome was caregivers' use of violence against their child (VAC). Secondary outcomes were caregivers' involvement with their child, attitude to VAC, preferences for harsh punishment, self-efficacy, and child conduct problems. All outcomes were measured by caregiver-report, and we test for and find no evidence of social desirability bias. We measured fidelity of implementation on an ongoing basis. We also conducted in-depth interviews with participating teachers and kept ongoing logs on intervention implementation. Participants attended a mean (SD)4.0(3.1) sessions. The IHT intervention led to reductions in caregivers' use of VAC (ES-0.22, p0.04) and caregivers' favorable attitudes to VAC (ES-0.36, p0.01), and increases in caregivers' involvement with their child (ES0.30, p0.005) and parenting self-efficacy (ES0.29, p0.02). Reductions in caregiver preferences for harsh punishment were significant at p0.07 (ES-0.21). We found no benefits to child conduct problems. Through observations of session quality, interviews with preschool teachers, and research team logs, we identified enablers and barriers to intervention implementation and suggestions for improvement. The program has potential for large-scale dissemination to reduce VAC in Jamaica.
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013518
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/A-Mixed-method-Feasibility-Trial-of-an-Early-Childhood-Violence-Prevention-Parenting-Program-Integrated-into-Preschool-Provision-in-Jamaica.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectViolence Prevention
dc.subjectTeacher
dc.subjectChild Abuse
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectPreschool Education
dc.subjectEducational Institution
dc.subjectChildhood
dc.subjectPopulation Aging
dc.subjectParenting Intervention
dc.subjectLabor Force
dc.subject.jelcodeI10 - Health: General
dc.subject.jelcodeI20 - Education and Research Institutions: General
dc.subject.jelcodeJ12 - Marriage • Marital Dissolution • Family Structure • Domestic Abuse
dc.subject.jelcodeJ13 - Fertility • Family Planning • Child Care • Children • Youth
dc.subject.keywordsviolence prevention;Violence against children;preschool;Parentingintervention
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01703
idb.operationRG-T3729
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