The effects of two early parenting interventions on child aggression and risk for violence in Brazil (The PIA Trial): protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are at high risk for exposure to violence and later violent behaviour. The World Health Organization has declared an urgent need for the evaluation and implementation of low-cost parenting interventions in LMICs to prevent violence. Two areas of significant early risk are harsh parenting and poor child cognitive and socio-emotional development. Parenting interventions suitable for LMIC contexts have been developed targeting these risk factors and have been shown to have promising effects. However, their impact on child aggression, a key precursor of violence, has yet to be determined. The Pelotas Trial of Parenting Interventions for Aggression (PIÁ) has been designed to address this issue.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Murray J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6498476 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature