Men’s Involvement in a Parenting Programme to Reduce Child Maltreatment and Gender-Based Violence: Formative Evaluation in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorSiu, Godfrey E.
dc.contributor.authorWight, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorSeeley, Janet
dc.contributor.authorNamutebi, Carolyn
dc.contributor.authorSekiwungaa, Richard
dc.contributor.authorZalwango, Flavia
dc.contributor.authorKasule, Sarah
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-10T12:23:18Z
dc.date.available2021-12-10T12:23:18Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractParenting programmes involving fathers can reduce child maltreatment and gender-based violence. However, most parenting programmes find it difficult to recruit fathers. We piloted a 21 session parenting intervention, ‘Parenting for Respectability’, with fathers and mothers near Kampala, Uganda. Sixty-one fathers and 83 mothers were recruited initially and 52 fathers and 76 mothers retained to the end. We interviewed with 24 fathers and 16 mothers. Data were analysed thematically. Success in involving fathers was probably due to (a) the first 10 sessions being father-only, allowing them to share experiences before participating in mixed-sex sessions; (b) exploiting men’s pre-existing motivation to improve their children’s behaviour, thereby enhancing family respectability; and (c) the interactive, participatory delivery. Mixed sessions enabled couples to clarify conflicting perspectives regarding spousal relationships and gendered norms. However, men experienced social pressure to conform to conventional masculinity, suggesting the need to instil intervention values at community level.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSiu, G. E., Wight, D., Seeley, J., Namutebi, C., Sekiwunga, R., Zalwango, F., & Kasule, S. (2017). Men’s involvement in a parenting programme to reduce child maltreatment and gender-based violence: Formative evaluation in Uganda. The European Journal of Development Research, 29(5), 1017-1037. doi:10.1057/s41287-017-0103-6en_US
dc.identifier.other10.1057/s41287-017-0103-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/253
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe European Journal of Development Researchen_US
dc.subjectParenting;en_US
dc.subjectMen’s/fathers’ involvementen_US
dc.subjectInterventionen_US
dc.subjectRespectabilityen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleMen’s Involvement in a Parenting Programme to Reduce Child Maltreatment and Gender-Based Violence: Formative Evaluation in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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