Effect of Couple Based Violence Prevention Education on Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy in Southern, Ethiopia

Summary

A significant proportion of women in Ethiopia suffer from violence by their intimate partner during pregnancy(IPVp), which has adverse maternal and newborn outcomes. Intervention addressing their intimate partners are not well-studied, particularly in Ethiopian setting. The investigators use a cluster randomized control study to evaluate the effectiveness of Couple-Based Violence Prevention Education(CBVPE). CBVPE is an intervention aimed to improve experience of violence during pregnancy, male partners knowledge, attitudes and controlling behavior towards intimate partner violacein this study kebeles found under each districts will be used as clusters. Sixteen clusters will be randomly assigned into one of two arms, each comprised of 216 couples. A total of 864 participants (432 pregnant women and 432 their male partners will be recruited for the study. women in the control group will receive the usual care provided by Health Extension Workers(HEWs), which is routine care. The intervention arm, wife and husband will be exposed to CBVPE that explores maternal health, intimate partner violence, adverse effects of violence during pregnancy, triggers of IPV, managing triggers of IPV, problem solving skills and health relationship. Our hypothesis is that CBVPE is superior to routine care in reducing and /or controlling intimate partner violence during pregnancy in HadiyaZone, Southwest Ethiopia. Structured interviewer administered questionnaire will be used to collect data at base-line and end-line.

Conditions

• Intimate Partner Violence

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Couple-Based Violence Prevention education(CBVPE)

Couples in the intervention group will receive training on violence against women including intimate partner violence, types, and consequences of intimate partner violence during pregnancy, managing triggers of intimate partner violence, healthy relationships, the role of male partners during pregnancy, and couples communication and problem-solving skills. Training will be provided every fourth week by trained health extension workers for consecutive six months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wachemo University

  collaborator OTHER

• Jimma University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Zeleke D Agde, MPH · Department of population and family studies, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Ethiopia

• Muluemebet A Wordofa, professor · Department of population and family studies, Institute of health, Jimma University, Ethiopia

• Nega A Kassa, Professor · College of Medical and Health Sciences, Haramaya University, Ethiopia

• Jeanette H Magnus, Professor · University of Oslo

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

59 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-08-01

Primary Completion

2024-04-30

Completion

2024-04-30

Countries

• Ethiopia

Study Locations