Familia Imara: A Parenting Program to Reduce Family Violence in Tanzania
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Conditions studied: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
In brief
This cluster-randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effectiveness, implementation, and scalability of Familia Imara, a group-based, couples-focused, community health worker (CHW)-delivered parenting program, on reducing intimate partner violence (IPV), harsh discipline, and improving child development and nutrition outcomes in the Mara and Geita regions of Tanzania. Villages will be randomly assigned to either an intervention or control arm. The study will be implemented in two sequential cohorts. In Cohort 1, a traditional randomized controlled trial will compare intervention villages receiving the program to control villages receiving no intervention (waitlist control), with delivery supported primarily by implementing partners in collaboration with government supervisors. In Cohort 2, the same villages will retain their original assignment. Intervention villages will receive the program under a government-led delivery model to assess scalability and integration into existing systems, while control villages will transition from waitlist to receive the intervention. Evidence generated will inform policy and practice for preventing family violence and promoting early childhood development at scale.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07574567
- Run by
- Saini Das
- People needed
- 6216
- Starts
- 2026-05-02
- Expected to finish
- 2028-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-04
Who can join
Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- The household has a child aged 0-24 months at enrollment
- The child has a primary female caregiver (i.e., mother) and a primary male caregiver (i.e., father) who are in a partnered relationship
- Primary female caregiver, primary male caregiver, and child reside together in the same household
- Both caregivers provide written informed consent for themselves and their child to participate in the study
You may not qualify if…
- Need to satisfy the inclusion criteria
- Expecting to relocate in the next year
Where it is running
- National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) — Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (enrolling)
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