The objective of the study is to determine whether a livelihood intervention can improve economic and psychosocial wellbeing in rural Uganda.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
92
Participants will receive a livelihood intervention package consisting of a orientation and training and a loan package of chickens and associated implements to create poultry microenterprises.
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Mbarara, Uganda
RECRUITINGHousehold Food Insecurity Access Scale
Scale items range from 0 (never) to 3 (more than 10 days in the past month)
Time frame: 12 months
Hopkins Symptom Checklist Scale
Scale items range from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much)
Time frame: 12 months
Intimate Partner Violence Scale
Experience (yes/no) of 12 different forms of emotional, sexual, or physical victimization by an intimate partner (range 0-12)
Time frame: 12 months
Norms about Intimate Partner Violence Scale
Agreement (yes/no) with 5 different statements about the acceptability of intimate partner violence under 5 different scenarios (range, 0-5)
Time frame: 12 months
Self-Reported Health Scale
Scale item ranges from 1 (very bad) to 4 (very good)
Time frame: 12 months
Decision Making Power Scale
Primary decision making (yes/no) on household expenditures in 7 different categories: food, livestock, health care, transport, social, educational, other household (range, 0-7)
Time frame: 12 months
Social Integration Scale
Frequency of participation in 11 different community groups: vocational, positive living, local council, water, village health, agricultural extension, savings, religious, women's, gardening (range, 0-11)
Time frame: 12 months
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Social Capital Scale
Agreement (yes/no) with 4 questions about social trust and social cohesion (range, 0-4)
Time frame: 12 months