Are parenting programmes effective at scale? Associations with violence against adolescent girls, parenting and mental health in real-world delivery across eight African countries: a meta-analysis of pre-post surveys.

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Title: Are parenting programmes effective at scale? Associations with violence against adolescent girls, parenting and mental health in real-world delivery across eight African countries: a meta-analysis of pre-post surveys.
Authors: Cluver L; Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK lucie.cluver@spi.ox.ac.uk.; Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa., Ward CL; Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Western Cape, South Africa.; Department of Psychology, University of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa., Little F; Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.; Nuffield Department of Primary Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK., Vallance I; Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK., Haupt Ronnie G; Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Western Cape, South Africa., Shenderovich Y; Wolfson Centre for Young People's Mental Health, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK.; Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer), School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK., Gwebu H; Department of Psychology, University of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.; Department of Nursing and Public Health, University of Fort Hare, East London, South Africa., Okop KJ; Department of Prevention and Evaluation, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, Bremen, Germany.; Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa., Gardner F; Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK., Ngcobo LL; Clowns Without Borders South Africa, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa., Tomlinson M; Institute for Life Course Health Research, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.; School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK., Oliver D; Catholic Relief Services USA, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.; Room to Read, San Francisco, California, USA., Fang Z; Institute of Population Research, Peking University, Beijing, Beijing, China., Davidson N; Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Western Cape, South Africa., Janowski R; Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK., Van Zyl H; Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.; Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Department of Complex Trait Genetics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands., Booij A; Clowns Without Borders South Africa, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa., Manjengenja N; Clowns Without Borders South Africa, Pietermartzburg, South Africa., Tsoanyane S; Clowns Without Borders South Africa, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa., Kabuyaya M; University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Katanga, The Democratic Republic of the Congo., Nethavhakone M; Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Western Cape, South Africa., Mutembedza T; Department of Psychology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Western Cape, South Africa., Koler A; Pact Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania., Exavery A; Pact Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania., Schley A; mothers2mothers, Mbombela, Western Cape, South Africa., Bibuya C; Catholic Relief Services, Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of the Congo., Kisyombe D; Strategic Information, Pact Eswatini, Mbabane, Hhohho, Eswatini., Nydetabura E; Pact Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania., Charasika F; Catholic Relief Services Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.; FHI 360, Harare, Zimbabwe., Mavise G; Catholic Relief Services Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe., Mbuyi H; Catholic Relief Services, Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of the Congo., Ngangula J; Pact Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia., Rieff J; Stepping Stones International, Gaborone, Botswana.; Trauma Aid Netherlands, Amsterdam, The Netherlands., Wamoyi J; National Institute for Medical Research Mwanza Research Centre, Mwanza, United Republic of Tanzania., Jamu L; Stepping Stones International, Gaborone, Botswana., Monare N; Stepping Stones International, Gaborone, Botswana., Savo R; Catholic Relief Services Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe., Bojo S; Agency for Research and Development Initiative, Juba, Central Equatoria, South Sudan., Jamu S; Stepping Stones International, Gaborone, Botswana., Kipingili T; Pact Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia., Mujuru VM; Clowns Without Borders South Africa, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa., Lachman J; Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.; Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Western Cape, South Africa.
Source: BMJ global health [BMJ Glob Health] 2026 May 05; Vol. 11 (5). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 May 05.
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