This is an individually randomised control trial to assess the effectiveness of a livelihoods and social empowerment intervention, delivered by Women for Women International, on married women's experiences of intimate partner violence in Afghanistan. It has a 22 month follow up.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,461
Any past year physical intimate partner violence experienced amongst currently married women
Physical intimate partner violence is assessed using five items based on the WHO VAW scale. A positive response to any item leads to a person being classified as experiencing in the past year.
Time frame: 22 months post baseline
Past year severe physical intimate partner violence experience amongst currently married women
Severe physical intimate partner violence experience is assessed using 5 items. Past year severe physical IPV is assessed as positive if a person responds to two (or more) items as once, or one item as few (or more), essentially creating a more than once categorization.
Time frame: 22 months post baseline
Depressive symptomology
Past week depressive symptomology is assessed by the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CESD) scale, with the full twenty items. A mean score will be calculated.
Time frame: 22 months post baseline
Household food insecurity in past four weeks
Three items ask about household level food insecurity in the past 4 weeks. A mean score is calculated.
Time frame: 22 months post baseline
Financial shock resilience
One item assesses ability to mobilise cash in an emergency.
Time frame: 22 months post baseline
Monthly earnings
A single item assesses women's past month earnings
Time frame: 22 months post baseline
Total savings
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A single item assesses women's total savings
Time frame: 22 months post baseline
Life satisfaction
Life satisfaction is assessed using four-items derived from the Satisfaction With Life Scale. A mean score is produced.
Time frame: 22 months post baseline
Suicidal ideation in past 4 weeks
A single item assesses thoughts about suicide in past week.
Time frame: 22 months post baseline
Gender attitudes
11 questions assess women's gender attitudes. A mean score is created.
Time frame: 22 months post baseline
Married women's participation in household decision-making
Five items are asked about women's ability to participate in household decisions. A mean score is created.
Time frame: 22 months post baseline
Any emotional abuse in the past year amongst currently married women
Seven items assess emotional abuse in the past year. A mean score is calculated.
Time frame: 22 months post baseline
Perceptions of husband cruelty amongst currently married women
Five items ask about married women's perceptions of her husband and his attitudes and relationship towards her. A mean score is created
Time frame: 22 months post baseline
Mother-in-law or abuse in the past 12 months amongst currently married women
A single item assesses whether mother-in-laws have hit the woman in the past 12 months and another item assesses whether siblings have hit the woman in the past 12 months, an affirmative response to either item would indicate abuse.
Time frame: 22 months post baseline
Perceptions of mother-in-law cruelty amongst currently married women
For married women, six items ask about their relationship and the mother-in-laws attitudes towards her
Time frame: 22 months post baseline