NCT04442152

Impact of COVID-19 on Family Dynamics on Bandebereho Study Participants

Phone Survey for Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Caregiving and Family Dynamics on Bandebereho Study Participants

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 998 (actual)
• Sponsor: Promundo, United States · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 26 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This proposed study will assess how COVID-19 and the associated 'stay at home' orders are affecting low-income Rwandan couples' relationships and family dynamics. The study builds on an existing randomized controlled trial of the Bandebereho fathers/couples intervention (NCT02694627), which will allow us to assess not only the current conditions in households, but also whether or how the significant impacts of the intervention are sustained under extreme stress.

Detailed description

This proposed study will assess how COVID-19 and the associated 'stay at home' orders are affecting low-income Rwandan couples' relationships and family dynamics. It will contribute to documenting whether and how this disruptive moment might be changing or influencing relationship dynamics, conflict, and the distribution of care-work. We will build on an existing randomized controlled trial of the Bandebereho fathers/couples intervention, which will allow us to assess not only the current conditions in households, but also whether or how the significant impacts of the intervention are sustained under extreme stress. The Bandebereho fathers/couples intervention was implemented by the Rwanda Men's Resource Center (RWAMREC) and Promundo-US, in collaboration with the Rwanda Ministry of Health and local authorities in Karongi, Musanze, Nyaruguru and Rwamagana districts from 2013-2015. Results from a randomized controlled study of Bandebereho, a gender transformative intervention for expectant couples originally implemented in 4 districts in 2015, showed positive results across multiple outcomes after 21 months.

Conditions

• Gender Relations
• Partner Communication
• Division of Carework
• Couple Conflict
• Stress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	MenCare+/Bandebereho fathers'/couples' group education	MenCare+/Bandebereho is a 3 year project to engage men in maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) and in sexual and reproductive health in Rwanda. A core component of the project is fathers'/couples' group education. The target participants were first-time parents or parents of young children living in 16 rural and semi-urban sectors selected by the implementing partner in collaboration with local authorities. The MenCare+/Bandebereho fathers'/couples' group education engages men in 15 weekly sessions of group discussion, critical reflection and interactive activities led by a trained facilitator using a curriculum developed by RWAMREC and Promundo and approved by the Rwandan Ministry of Health, adapted from the Program P Manual. Men's partners participate in 6-8 sessions. The sessions focus on men's role in MNCH, family planning, sharing household responsibilities, intimate partner violence, conflict resolution, family budgeting, and gender equality.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-08-13
• Primary completion: 2020-09-04
• Completion: 2020-09-04
• First posted: 2020-06-22
• Last updated: 2022-03-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Rwanda