Social Network Outcomes of a Livelihood Intervention for Impoverished Women in Rural Uganda

Mass General Brigham

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Indigency

Treatments: Other: Social network tie

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02619305

MH096620-S5

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of our study is to determine whether a livelihood intervention can change economic and psychosocial outcomes of social network ties and geographically proximate neighbors of impoverished women in rural Uganda.

Enrollment: 600 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Eligibility will be limited to all adults living in Nyakabare Parish (i.e., aged 18 years and older), including emancipated minors. Emancipated minors will be defined as persons living below 18 years of age who are married, are pregnant, live with a biological child in the household, or are responsible for their own livelihood.

Exclusion criteria

• Persons under the age of 18 (other than emancipated minors as described above) and persons who do not live within Nyakabare Parish will not be permitted to participate.

Trial design

600 participants in 2 patient groups

Immediate treatment

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will be social network ties of women receiving 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: Social network tie

Delayed treatment

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will be social network ties of women receiving no intervention but who will be placed on a waitlist to receive the intervention after a 12-month delay.