Community-based Intervention to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Southwest, Nigeria

NCT06119984 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SNIP Project
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 2,650
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Background: Intimate partner violence is arguably the most prevalent, persistent and pernicious type of violence against women, all around the world. It also has significant repercussions for women's health, yet, in some parts of the world, considered an acceptable practice within intimate partner relationships. Community-based interventions, on the other hand, offer promises as a strategy that can get community members involved in working to prevent IPV. This study evaluated a community mobilisation intervention to challenge attitudes toward IPV and prevent violence within intimate relationships. Methods: This mixed-method randomised community trial was conducted in selected rural communities in Oyo State, Nigeria, between January 2018 and April 2021. It employed a six-month community mobilisation intervention focused on creating awareness and challenging harmful social norms relating to IPV. In-depth interviews, focus group discussions and two cross-sectional surveys were conducted among men and women of reproductive age who were married at baseline and end line to estimate changes in key outcomes. Difference-in-difference regression models were estimated to compare changes in IPV levels in the intervention and control arms. Conclusion: This trial should demonstrate the effectiveness of community mobilisation interventions to change attitudes supportive of IPV and prevent women's experience of IPV.

Conditions

Violence; Domestic Violence; Attitude

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Attitudes towards social norms around intimate partner violence

  Respondent agreed that a man is justified to beat his wife in seven scenarios provided. A score of 0 showed not supportive of physical IPV, while a score of 1 -7 showed attitude supportive of IPV

  One year before the survey

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Experience of intimate partner violence

  One year before the survey

• Perpetration of intimate partner violence

  One year before the survey

• Community response to women's experience of of intimate partner violence

  One year

Study Arms (2)

Community mobilization

EXPERIMENTAL

a six-month community mobilization intervention that consisted of advocacy to stakeholders, community workshops and small group discussions in intervention communities

Behavioral: Community mobilization

No intervention

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Community mobilization BEHAVIORAL

The intervention focused on creating awareness, challenging social norms, and promoting actions against violence. To achieve these, the following activities were undertaken: introductory meetings, selection and training of model couples, structured workshops and small group meetings.

Community mobilization

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 59 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Men aged 18 to 59 years
• Women aged 18 to 49 years
• Currently married or cohabiting with a partner
• had lived in the community for a minimum of one year.

You may not qualify if:

• Married/ cohabiting males or females
• does not speak either Yoruba or English

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Funmilola OlaOlorun: lead
• University of Ibadan: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Oriire LGA

Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Senior Lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 7, 2023
• First Posted: November 7, 2023
• Study Start: January 12, 2021
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2021
• Study Completion: December 1, 2022
• Last Updated: November 7, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

NG (1)