Adaptation and feasibility pilot of an evidence-based parenting intervention within the Thai public health system to prevent violence against young children

Thesis

Background: Social learning theory-based parenting interventions constitute the best evidence for preventing child physical and emotional maltreatment. While such programmes have demonstrated effectiveness in high-income countries, the evidence base in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is still nascent. This doctoral thesis focuses on the cultural and contextual adaptation of a parenting programme, Parenting for Lifelong Health for Young Children (PLH-YC), for the purpose of ...

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Authors: McCoy, A

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: violence against children; child maltreatment; parenting; Thailand; positive parenting; child abuse; violence prevention
• Subjects: violence against children; positive parenting; violence prevention