Protection From Gender-based Violence in Cote d’Ivoire

Overview

There is some evidence that suggests that economic empowerment and challenging gender inequalities and prevailing ideas on masculinities will lead to a decrease in levels of partner violence. However, there is still a gap in our understanding of what elements are required. This project evaluates whether participation within a savings group and a discussion group confronting gender norms will lead to an increase in women's individual agency and decision-making ability that will improve their economic independence and decrease intimate partner violence in their homes.

Full Title of Study: “Protection From Gender-based Violence in Cote d’Ivoire”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: Randomized
    • Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Prevention
    • Masking: None (Open Label)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: October 2012

Interventions

  • Behavioral: VSLA + Gender dialogue groups
    • Dialogue groups discussing household discussion making and gender norms facilitated by IRC.

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Experimental: VSLA + gender dialogue groups: treatment
  • Active Comparator: VSLA only: control

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • To assess differences in past year, self-reported intimate partner violence (physical and sexual)between treatment and control groups. This will be assessed using the CTS-2 scale
    • Time Frame: 24 months post baseline

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • No Prior experiences with microcredit programs – 18+ – Source of stable income Exclusion Criteria:

  • 18+ – prior experience with microcredit

Gender Eligibility: Female

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Maximum Age: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Yale University
  • Collaborator
    • Innovations for Poverty Action
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Sponsor
  • Overall Official(s)
    • jhumka gupta, ScD, Principal Investigator, Yale University

Citations Reporting on Results

Gupta J, Falb K, Kpebo D, Annan J. Abuse from in-laws and associations with attempts to control reproductive decisions among rural women in Cote d'Ivoire: a cross-sectional study. BJOG. 2012 Aug;119(9):1058-66. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03401.x. Epub 2012 Jun 7.

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