SUMMIT Study
OUR PROJECTS
Evaluating the impact of Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) in Lebanon and Kenya on child developmental outcomes, maternal depression and the mother-child relationship (“SUMMIT Study”)
Health Strat in collaboration with University College London and Kenyatta National Hospital is conducting a study on evaluating the impact of Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) in Lebanon and Kenya on child developmental outcomes, maternal depression and the mother-child relationship.The objective of the study is to explore the effectiveness of group- Interpersonal Therapy (g-IPT) in two low- and middle-income countries, for women with postnatal depression in Kenya and Lebanon, and determine its impact on maternal depression, child developmental outcomes, and the mother-child relationships.
Period
Start Date: 2021
Period: 4 years
Status
Ongoing
Partners
- NIHR
Objectives
Objective of the study is to explore the effectiveness of group- Interpersonal Therapy (g-IPT) in two low- and middle-income countries, for women with postnatal depression in Kenya and Lebanon, and determine its impact on maternal depression, child developmental outcomes, and the mother-child relationships.
Achievements
-County sensitization meeting
-Trainings – data collectors, facilitators, CHVs
-CMEs – Riruta & Huruma health centers
-Conceptual mapping field work
-gIPT intervention follow up