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

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