Preliminary Effects of the Anzansi Family Program on Caregiver Outcomes in Northern Ghana

A Pilot Study

Dados Bibliográficos

ID21619627
AutoresOzge Sensoy Bahar (0000-0002-7230-0438, New York University, autor correspondente), William Byansi (0000-0003-2880-9357, PhD, assistant professor, Boston College School of Social Work, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA), Abdallah Ibrahim (0000-0002-3298-7810, DrPH, senior lecturer, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana), Alice Boateng (Rockford University), Kingsley Kumbelim (MS, project coordinator, BasicNeeds Ghana, Tamale, Ghana), Frederick Goodwill Amissah (MSSW, project coordinator, Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA), Saltanat Childre (0000-0002-2864-2780, The University of Texas at Arlington), Fred M Ssewamala (0000-0002-4849-5650, New York University), Mary M Mckay (0000-0003-4683-6033, PhD, executive vice provost, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA)
Ano2026
Data de publicação2026-05-18
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoFamilies in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1044-3894 • E-ISSN: 1945-1350
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10443894261434644
PMID42376584
OpenAlexW7161605361
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas48

High levels of poverty and entrenched gender norms in Northern Ghana increase the risk of adolescent girls leaving school, engaging in child labor, and migrating unaccompanied. Caregivers play a vital role in reducing these risks, but few interventions focus on family-level support for girls’ education. The ANZANSI Family Program combines economic empowerment with family strengthening to address child labor. A pilot randomized clinical trial ( n = 97) was conducted across 10 schools, assessing caregiver-reported outcomes at baseline, 9 months, and 15 months. Results from linear mixed-effects models showed significant improvements in caregiver educational support at both follow-ups. These preliminary findings suggest caregiver-focused, multi-component interventions are feasible in settings facing resource constraints and educational inequities and may enhance caregivers’ involvement in supporting girls’ education

Empowerment · Focus group · Parenting skills · Poverty · Program evaluation · Psychological intervention · Randomized controlled trial · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare