Intervention program
The intervention commenced in April 2018 and ran to completion in December 2019. The book-sharing program is a group-based parenting intervention based on previous programs implemented and investigated in similar settings in South Africa [Weekly themes of intervention sessions with accompanying books.Denotes books with pictures only.Books are available in isiXhosa and Afrikaans and were provided in these languages.Book only available in English.The interventionists, who were first language speakers of the languages the intervention was administered in, were trained in book-sharing methods by The Mikhulu Trust (Intervention adherence was determined using participant feedback. The sessions were conducted on the same day, time, and place every week. The interventionists made telephonic contact with participants once a week to remind them of the next session. At the beginning of each session, participants were asked to provide feedback regarding their home book-sharing experiences. 69% of the intervention participants attended at least 6 out of 8 intervention sessions.