Ugandan households: A Study of parenting practices in three districts |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 60 Haven Ave B-4, New York, NY 10032, USA;2. Department of Social Work and Social Administration, School of Social Sciences, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala 256-7823-51444, Uganda;3. School of Government, Universidad de los Andes, Cra. 1 No. 19-27, EdificioAulas, Bogotá 57-3138783502, Colombia;4. Centre for the Study of the African Child, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala 256-0792-666610, Uganda;5. AfriChild Centre for the Study of the African Child, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala 256-0792-666610, Uganda;6. Program on Forced Migration and Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 60 Haven Avenue B-4, New York, NY 10032 304-657-9500, USA;7. AfriChild Centre for the Study of the African Child, P.O. Box 21378, Kampala 256-7516-00618, Uganda;1. Helena Moura Pediatric Hospital, Recife, PE, Brazil;2. Department of Physical Therapy University of Pernambuco, Campus Petrolina, PE, Brazil;3. Federal University of Minas Gerais, Dentistry School, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil;4. University of Pernambuco, Nossa Senhora das Graças Nursing School, Recife, PE, Brazil;5. Rural Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil;1. Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA;2. Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA;3. Health Services Branch, Division of Global HIV & Tuberculosis, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA;4. Malawi Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Lilongwe, Malawi;5. Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator, Washington, DC;6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi;1. New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY, 10032, USA;2. Duke Global Health Institute, Durham, NC, USA;3. Department of Psychiatry Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA;4. University of California San Diego, Anthropology Department and Global Health Program, La Jolla, CA, USA;5. Moi University, Academic Highway, Eldoret, Usain Gishu County, Kenya;6. Moi Teaching & Referral Hospital, Eldoret, Rift Valley, Kenya;7. Department of Neuroscience and Psychology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA;1. Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri;2. Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri;3. Departments of Psychiatry and Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York;4. International Center for Child Health and Development, Masaka Field Office, Masaka, Uganda;5. Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California;1. Stony Brook University, Program in Public Health and Department of Preventative Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Level 3, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA;2. UNICEF Office of Research—Innocenti, Piazza SS. Annunziata 12, 50122 Florence, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Ugandan households play a central role in child care and protection, and household-level practices influence the ways in which children are protected from adversities. This study was designed to identify community perceptions of protective and harmful parenting practices in three districts in Uganda. It employed free-listing interviews to determine priorities and practices deemed to be important in providing care and protection to children. Findings suggest that parenting practices can be grouped into seven basic themes, which are: Investing in children’s future, Protection, Care, Enterprising, Relationship with neighbors, Intimate partner relationship, and Child Rearing. Investing in children’s future, including educating children, was cited most often as a hallmark of positive parenting; while failure to care for children was most often cited as a hallmark of negative parenting. Concrete behaviors, such as walking a daughter to school; sewing a son’s torn pants before going to church; and structuring study time at home were identified as concrete actions Ugandan parents undertake daily to promote their children’s well-being. Conversely, specific contextual aspects of neglect and abuse were identified as central components of negative parenting, including lack of investment in children’s education and not serving as a good role model. Building on community strengths is recommended as a principal means of enhancing household resilience and reducing childhood risk. |
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| Keywords: | Uganda Children Household Parenting Violence |
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