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  • Yulia Shenderovich
    Oxford University
  • Catherine Ward
    University of Cape Town
  • Jamie Lachman
    Oxford University
  • Inge Wessels
    University of Cape Town
  • Hlengiwe Sacolo-Gwebu
    University of Cape Town
  • Kufre Okop
    University of Cape Town
  • Daniel Oliver
    Catholic Relief Services, Baltimore, MD, United States.
  • Lindokuhle L Ngcobo
    Clowns Without Borders South Africa, Durban, South Africa
  • Mark Tomlinson
    Stellenbosch University
  • Zuyi Fang
    Oxford University
  • Roselinde Janowski
    Oxford University
  • Judy Hutchings
  • Frances Gardner
    Oxford University
  • Lucie Cluver
    University of Oxford
Eliminating violence against children is a prominent policy goal, codified in the Sustainable Development Goals, and parenting programs are one approach to preventing and reducing violence. However, we know relatively little about dissemination and scale-up of parenting programs, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The scale-up of two parenting programs, Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH) for Young Children and PLH for Parents and Teens, developed under Creative Commons licensing and tested in randomized trials, provides a unique opportunity to study their dissemination in 25 LMICs.

Methods
The Scale-Up of Parenting Evaluation Research (SUPER) study uses a range of methods to study the dissemination of these two programs. The study will examine (1) process and extent of dissemination and scale-up, (2) how the programs are implemented and factors associated with variation in implementation, (3) violence against children and family outcomes before and after program implementation, (4) barriers and facilitators to sustained program delivery, and (5) costs and resources needed for implementation.

Primary data collection, focused on three case study projects, will include interviews and focus groups with program facilitators, coordinators, funders, and other stakeholders, and a summary of key organizational characteristics. Program reports and budgets will be reviewed as part of relevant contextual information. Secondary data analysis of routine data collected within ongoing implementation and existing research studies will explore family enrolment and attendance, as well as family reports of parenting practices, violence against children, child behavior, and child and caregiver wellbeing before and after program participation. We will also examine data on staff sociodemographic and professional background, and their competent adherence to the program, collected as part of staff training and certification.

Discussion
This project will be the first study of its kind to draw on multiple data sources and methods to examine the dissemination and scale-up of a parenting program across multiple LMIC contexts. While this study reports on the implementation of two specific parenting programs, we anticipate that our findings will be of relevance across the field of parenting, as well as other violence prevention and social programs.
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StatwsCyhoeddwyd - 7 Rhag 2020
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