Effectiveness of an Online Intervention Using a Feminist Approach on Gender Equality Promotion and Sexual Violence Prevention in China

NCT06353308 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: EA230308
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 422
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This paper presents the findings of a clustered randomized controlled trial (cRCT) that evaluated the effectiveness of an online feminist sexual health intervention among Chinese young adults, providing insights into the impacts of this innovative approach and contribute to the growing body of literature on feminist interventions for sexual health and equality promotion.

Conditions

Sexual Violence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Rape myth acceptance

  Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale -Short Form, which consists of 17 items (1=not at all agree, 7=very much agree) assessing respondents' belief in rape myths (e.g., "Rape happens when a man's sex drive gets out of control"). The scores range from 17 to 119, with lower scores indicating less subscription to rape myths.

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at one week and three months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Sociocultural Attitudes toward Appearance

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at one week and three months

• Sexual Attitudes Scale

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at one week and three months

• Sexual Desire Inventory

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at one week and three months

Study Arms (2)

General Sexual Health intervention

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Participants will receive their general online sexual health education programming.

Behavioral: Sexual health intervention

Feminist Sexual Health Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will receive online feminist sexual health program.

Behavioral: Sexual Violence Prevention

Interventions

Sexual Violence Prevention BEHAVIORAL

The intervention included a game, five short videos, two posters, and five online quizzes, which were provided with a frequency of two posts per week and a final real-time online workshop. Materials included content on the spectrum of gender and sexual identities and orientations, gender and sexual roles, consent and communication, body positivity and self-acceptance, sexual pleasure and desire, as well as risky sexual behavior associated with dating app use and the legal issues and risks of sexual assault, such as precautionary steps and available resources.

Feminist Sexual Health Intervention

Sexual health intervention BEHAVIORAL

This general online sexual health education consisted of online videos, quizzes and game that covered a wide range of diverse topics on love, sex and relationships such as healthy and respectful relationships, body self-esteem, sexual identity and orientation, sexual rights and decision making, in addition to the conventional focus on sexual dysfunction and disease aversion.

General Sexual Health intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 29 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Young adults aged between 18-29 years old who possessed a mobile phone
• Had prior experience in using social media
• Were able to read and understand Chinese

You may not qualify if:

• \. Those with a physical impediment (e.g., blindness) preventing them from accessing the mobile content

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Hong Kong: lead

Study Sites (1)

The university of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, 000000, Hong Kong

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 28, 2024
• First Posted: April 9, 2024
• Study Start: May 12, 2023
• Primary Completion: February 10, 2024
• Study Completion: March 2, 2024
• Last Updated: April 9, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Locations

HK (1)