Girl Empower: Studying the Impact of Mentorship, Asset Building, Caregiver Discussion Groups, and Cash Transfers on Reducing Girl's Vulnerability to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

NCT03756467 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 645
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 2,200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Girl Empower (GE) is a program designed to equip girls with the skills and experiences necessary to make healthy, strategic life choices and to stay safe from sexual exploitation and abuse.

Conditions

Adolescent Behavior; Sexual Violence

Keywords

Adolescent Behavior; Sexual Violence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Sexual Violence Index

  The primary outcome of interest is an index of sexual violence at the individual level. The index is composed of four questions in the endline survey instrument. The construction of the index, and a detailed description of its components is described in the pre-analysis plan (PAP) document uploaded under the "Analysis Plan" in this registration.

  40 weeks

Study Arms (3)

Arm 1

NO INTERVENTION

1\) the Girl Empower life skills curriculum, facilitated by local mentors; 2) caregiver discussion group, facilitated by IRC staff

Arm 2

EXPERIMENTAL

1\) the Girl Empower life skills curriculum, facilitated by local mentors; 2) caregiver discussion group, facilitated by IRC staff; and 3) savings account start-up

Behavioral: Girl Empower Program

Arm 3

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

1\) the Girl Empower life skills curriculum, facilitated by local mentors; 2) caregiver discussion group, facilitated by IRC staff; and 3) savings account start-up.

Behavioral: Girl Empower Program

Interventions

Girl Empower Program BEHAVIORAL

Girl Empower (GE) encourages adolescent girls living in rural areas of Nimba County, Liberia to partake in weekly mentored community-based workshops on life skills, selfcare, and financial literacy.

Arm 2; Arm 3

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 14 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Healthy, eligible girls aged 13 to 14 years of age.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Population Council: lead
• World Bank: collaborator
• International Rescue Committee: collaborator
• City University of New York: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Liberia

Monrovia, Liberia

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Adolescent Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Kelly Hallman, Ph.D.

  Population Council

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Kelly Hallman, Ph.D.

CONTACT

212-339-0687; khallman@popcouncil.org

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: The impact evaluation is a cluster-randomized controlled trial with three study arms: control (no program), GE, and GE+. GE refers to the Girl Empower program alone, while GE+ adds small cash transfers to the families of eligible girls as an incentive to increase take-up of GE attendance in weekly sessions. The study team will conduct a baseline survey of all girls age 13-14 and their caregiver in 100 communities in Nimba County, Liberia. Communities will then be randomized, blocking on number of girl in the community and % of girls enrolled in school, to one of the 3 study arms. Two years following the baseline survey (1 year following program completion), the study team will conduct an endline survey in all 100 communities with the same girls and caregivers and compare outcomes in the three study arms.
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: The impact evaluation study is a cluster-randomized controlled trial among 100 communities with three study arms: control (no intervention), GE, and GE+.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 26, 2018
• First Posted: November 28, 2018
• Study Start: July 12, 2017
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2018
• Study Completion: December 31, 2018
• Last Updated: November 29, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

LI (1)