Effect of a Micro-finance-based Intervention for the Prevention of Intimate-partner Violence and HIV

NMP Medical Research Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: AIDS; Domestic Violence; HIV

Treatments: Other: Mico-finance based intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT02606344

nmp/22186

Details and patient eligibility

About

The high rates of HIV infection in women have brought into sharp focus the problem of violence against women. There is a growing recognition that women and girls' risk of and vulnerability to HIV infection is shaped by deep-rooted and pervasive gender inequalities violence against them in particular. The links between intimate partner violence and HIV/AIDS are explained by biological as well as sociocultural and economic factors.

Enrollment: 561 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• at least 18 years old;
• Must plan to reside in study areas for the next 12 months
• Must visit camp at least 1 time per week
• Must provide contact information of friend or family member

Exclusion criteria

• Unwilling to provide local information
• Psychological disturbance, cognitive impairment or threatening behavior

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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561 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Group (IG)

Experimental group

Description:

Loans were provided to poor women who enrolled in the intervention group. A participatory learning and action curriculum was integrated into loan meetings, which took place every 2 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Mico-finance based intervention

Control Group (CG)

No Intervention group