Adolescent health Other
Conditions
Interventions
The study has recruited 38 geographical clusters of around 1000 population each, composed of villages and adjoining hamlets located in rural areas of Jharkhand (eastern India). Trial participants are
Sponsors
Ekjut
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Eligibility for the baseline and endline survey: Adolescent girls aged 10-19 years who are living in the study area and agree to be interviewed are eligible to participate in the baseline and endline surveys. Married and unmarried girls will be included in the surveys, as well as in school and out of school girls, and girls living in the same household. Girls will be excluded if they are unavailable for interview at the time of the survey because they have either migrated permanently or migrated temporarily and are not available following at least three repeat visits. Eligibility to receive the intervention: Intervention activities are open to all adolescent girls and boys aged 10-19 years living in the study area. This includes adolescents who are married or unmarried and who are in-school or out-of-school. It also includes adolescents who move into or out of the study area during the study. Adolescents themselves determine the extent to which they engage in the intervention activities and therefore exposure will vary at an individual level.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: For baseline and endline surveys: Girls who are unavailable for interview at the time of the survey because they have migrated permanently or migrated temporarily and are not available following repeat visits. For the intervention: No adolescent or other community members are excluded from intervention activities.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessed during the endline survey: 1. Mean dietary diversity score among adolescent girls 2. Mean score on the Brief Problem Monitor – Youth 3. % of adolescent girls attending school | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessed during the endline survey: 1. % of girls making decisions independently and with others about the food they eat including how much they eat and what types of food they eat 2. Mean score on gender role attitudes index 3. % of girls making decisions independently and with others about friends, spending money and purchases 4. Mean score on the Schwarzer General Self-Efficacy Scale 5. Mean score on the Child and Youth Resilience Measure 11-item version (CYRM-Brief) 6. % of girls who report experiencing emotional violence in the past 12 months 7. % of girls who report experiencing physical violence in the past 12 months 8. % of girls who report intervening to reduce emotional violence against their peers in the past 12 months 9. % of girls who report intervening to reduce physical violence against their peers in the past 12 months 10. % of girls who report being absent from school in the past two weeks 11. % of girls accessing at least one school-related entitlement (cash, bicycles, books, midday meal scheme) 12. % of girls who drank alcohol in the past month | — |
Countries
India
Outcome results
None listed