Nursing Led Interdisciplinary Intervention in Prevention of Girl Child Mortality and Maltreatment

Adwin Life Care134 enrolled

Overview

In Northern India, skewed sex ratios, female feticide and higher child mortality rates for girls have become serious concern. The female child mortality as a result of son preference have increased during the last several decades. Since families cannot know the sex of the fetus due to Indian government policies, they now 'neglect' girl child to ensure there are few survivors. Survival chances of second and third daughters are plunging neglecting healthcare and nutrition has become tool for death as 'good riddance'.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

134

Conditions

Abuse Neglect Social Deprivation, Maltreatment Syndrome (Infant or Child)

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 35 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Families having girl child before * High risk families with high expectation of having son Exclusion Criteria: * Families having son before * Relocation and moving out of town during study period * Not ready to consent for intervention

Locations (3)

Sonal Foundation

Mahesāna, Gujarat, India

Khatri educational trust

Satnāli, Haryana, India

GyanSanjeevani

Jhunjhunūn, Rajasthan, India

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mother-infant interaction (Parent/Caregiver Involvement Scale)

Time frame: Change from Baseline in Parent/Caregiver Involvement Scale at 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Abuse and neglect outcomes (reported incidences of abuse and maltreatment)

Time frame: Upto six weeks reported incidences of abuse and maltreatment