TY - JOUR

T1 - A South-to-South Cultural Adaptation of an Evidence-Based Parenting Program for Families in the Philippines

AU - Mamauag, Bernice Landoy

AU - Alampay, Liane Pena

AU - Lachman, Jamie

AU - Madrid, Bernadette J.

AU - Hutchings, Judy

AU - Ward, Catherine

AU - Gardner, Frances

N1 - This research was supported by grants from the UBS Optimus Foundation (Grant: 7905 awarded to Frances Gardner, Jamie Lachman, and Cecille Gan), UNICEF Philippines, and the Complexity and Relationships in Health Improvement Programmes of the Medical Research Council MRC UK and Chief Scientist Office (Grants: MC_UU_12017/14, MC_UU_1201711, and CSO SPHSU11, CSO SPHSUU14).

PY - 2021/12

Y1 - 2021/12

N2 - Rates of child maltreatment are higher in low- and middle-income countries due to risk factors such as social inequities, economic adversity, and sociocultural norms. Given the evidence showing the effectiveness of parenting interventions to prevent child maltreatment, this study embarked on a cultural adaptation of an evidence-based parenting program with the eventual goal of integrating it within a nationwide conditional cash transfer program for low-income Filipino parents with children aged 2–6 years. We document the systematic adaptation of the Parenting for Lifelong Health for Young Children program that was developed and tested in South Africa, for low-resource Filipino families using the heuristic framework for the cultural adaptation of interventions. We underscore the merits of conducting a multistage top-down and bottom-up process that uses a participatory approach among cultural insiders and outsiders to develop a parenting intervention that reflects the contextual realities and cultural values of end users. The adapted program, Masayang Pamilya Para sa Batang Pilipino, is the product of a delicate and deliberate effort to balance Filipino childrearing goals and values with the scientific evidence on components of parenting interventions known to promote positive parenting and prevent child maltreatment.

AB - Rates of child maltreatment are higher in low- and middle-income countries due to risk factors such as social inequities, economic adversity, and sociocultural norms. Given the evidence showing the effectiveness of parenting interventions to prevent child maltreatment, this study embarked on a cultural adaptation of an evidence-based parenting program with the eventual goal of integrating it within a nationwide conditional cash transfer program for low-income Filipino parents with children aged 2–6 years. We document the systematic adaptation of the Parenting for Lifelong Health for Young Children program that was developed and tested in South Africa, for low-resource Filipino families using the heuristic framework for the cultural adaptation of interventions. We underscore the merits of conducting a multistage top-down and bottom-up process that uses a participatory approach among cultural insiders and outsiders to develop a parenting intervention that reflects the contextual realities and cultural values of end users. The adapted program, Masayang Pamilya Para sa Batang Pilipino, is the product of a delicate and deliberate effort to balance Filipino childrearing goals and values with the scientific evidence on components of parenting interventions known to promote positive parenting and prevent child maltreatment.

U2 - 10.1111/famp.12625

DO - 10.1111/famp.12625

M3 - Article

VL - 60

SP - 1202

EP - 1216

JO - Family Process

JF - Family Process

SN - 0014-7370

IS - 4

ER -