A Livelihood Intervention for Impoverished Women in Rural Uganda

Mass General Brigham

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Indigency

Treatments: Other: Livelihood intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02619227

MH096620-S3

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of the study is to determine whether a livelihood intervention can improve economic and psychosocial wellbeing in rural Uganda.

Enrollment: 92 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women aged 18-60 years (or emancipated minors aged 16-17 years) who live with at least one child under the age of 5 in the same household
• Women aged 18-60 years (or emancipated minors aged 16-17 years) who agree to participate in the livelihood intervention training program
• Women aged 18-60 years (or emancipated minors aged 16-17 years) who agree to participate in study data collection

Exclusion criteria

• Men
• Women who do not live in Nyakabare Parish
• Women under 18 years of age (if not emancipated minors) or older than 60 years of age
• Women who do not live with at least one child under the age of 5 in the same household
• Women who decline to participate in the livelihood intervention training program
• Women who decline to participate in study data collection
• Women who live in the same household as another study participant

Trial design

92 participants in 2 patient groups

Immediate treatment

Experimental group

Description:

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

Treatment:

Other: Livelihood intervention

Delayed treatment

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will receive no intervention but will be placed on a waitlist to receive the intervention after a 12-month delay.