The objective of the study is to determine whether a livelihood intervention can improve health and schooling outcomes of the children of woman participating in a livelihood intervention in rural Uganda.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
150
Participants' mothers 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
RECRUITINGStunting based on Anthropometric Measurements
Height-for-age calculated based on child height and child age, measured for children under 5 years of age
Time frame: 12 months
Weight-for-Height based on Anthropometric Measurements
Weight-for-height calculated based on child height and child weight, measured for children under 5 years of age
Time frame: 12 months
Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices test
Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices test score (range, 0-18), measured for children aged 5-8 years
Time frame: 12 months
Mullen Early Learning Scales
Mullen Early Learning Scales: 144 items total, divided across 4 subtests in visual receptive organization, visual expressive organization, language expressive organization, and language receptive organization
Time frame: 12 months
Home Observation of the Measurement of Environment Scale
Home Observation of the Measurement of Environment, modified for the Ugandan context (58 items distributed across the following domains: Responsivity, Encouragement of maturity, Emotional climate, Learning materials and opportunities, Enrichment, Family companionship, Family integration and Physical environment)
Time frame: 12 months
Child Educational Investment Scale
Average time spent on school and schoolwork in the past 7 days (number of hours)
Time frame: 12 months
Child Non-Educational Investment Scale
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Average time spent on household chores and playing in the past 7 days (number of hours)
Time frame: 12 months
Mother's Educational Investment Scale
Average time spent on reading to children or helping with homework in past 7 days (number of hours)
Time frame: 12 months
Mother's Aspirations for Child Education Scale
Mother's aspiration for child's educational attainment, ranging from 1 (finish P7 primary school) to 5 (finish graduate school)
Time frame: 12 months
Mother's Aspirations for Child Career Scale
Mother's aspirations for child's adult employment by age 25 (with the option to select one of 33 different blue-collar and white-collar occupational categories)
Time frame: 12 months