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First received: September 27, 2023

Clinical Trial: Mental Health, Gender-Based Violence, and Stunting in Tanzania

Study Status: COMPLETED

Recruit Status: COMPLETED

Condition: Mental Health Issue

Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL


Official Title: Establishing a Community-led, Family-centered Mental Wellness Initiative in Rural Tanzania

Brief Summary: One in three children under the age of five in Tanzania experience stunting, which is defined as impairments in growth and development that often occur after poor nutrition, poor health, and low psychosocial stimulation.Research suggests that mental health problems of parents may be related to stunting outcomes and parental mental health is closely related to experiences of intimate partner violence, also called gender-based violence.However, very little research exists on the connection between these elements,…

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