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- Title
MOSAIC (MOthers' Advocates In the Community): protocol and sample description of a cluster randomised trial of mentor mother support to reduce intimate partner violence among pregnant or recent mothers.
- Authors
Taft, Angela J; Small, Rhonda; Hegarty, Kelsey L; Lumley, Judith; Watson, Lyndsey F; Gold, Lisa
- Abstract
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is prevalent globally, experienced by a significant minority of women in the early childbearing years and is harmful to the mental and physical health of women and children. There are very few studies with rigorous designs which have tested the effectiveness of IPV interventions to improve the health and wellbeing of abused women. Evidence for the separate benefit to victims of social support, advocacy and non-professional mentoring suggested that a combined model may reduce the levels of violence, the associated mental health damage and may increase a woman's health, safety and connection with her children. This paper describes the development, design and implementation of a trial of mentor mother support set in primary care, including baseline characteristics of participating women.
- Publication
BMC public health, 2009, Vol 9, p159
- ISSN
1471-2458
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2458-9-159