Protection From Gender-based Violence in Cote d'Ivoire

Yale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Domestic Violence; Family and Household

Treatments: Behavioral: VSLA + Gender dialogue groups

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01629472

1007007040

Details and patient eligibility

About

There is some evidence that suggests that economic empowerment and challenging gender inequalities and prevailing ideas on masculinities will lead to a decrease in levels of partner violence. However, there is still a gap in our understanding of what elements are required. This project evaluates whether participation within a savings group and a discussion group confronting gender norms will lead to an increase in women's individual agency and decision-making ability that will improve their economic independence and decrease intimate partner violence in their homes.

Enrollment: 981 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• No Prior experiences with microcredit programs
• 18+
• Source of stable income

Exclusion criteria

• 18+
• prior experience with microcredit

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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981 participants in 2 patient groups

VSLA + gender dialogue groups: treatment

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: VSLA + Gender dialogue groups

VSLA only: control

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: VSLA + Gender dialogue groups