Livelihoods and sexual and reproductive health Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
This study features a quasi-experimental non-randomized control trial design that measures the impact of a mentoring, safe spaces and life skills curriculum intervention designed to change knowledge,
Sponsors
Population Council Inc.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All girls aged 11-17 years living in the communities selected for the intervention
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Boys 2. Girls under the age of 11 years or over the age of 17 years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Teen pregnancy measured as the percentage of girls that were or had been pregnant using household surveys at 18 months (endline) 2. Education: school dropout measured as the percentage of girls that were enrolled in the current school year using household surveys at 18 months (endline) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Financial literacy measured at 18 months (endline) with the following indicators: 1.1. Percentage of girls that reported having savings in the past three months 1.2. Percentage of girls that identified formal institutions (e.g. banks) as places where girls can save money 2. Attitudes towards gender norms measured at 18 months (endline) with the following indicators and Index: 2.1. Ideal age for first marriage 2.2. Desirable age at which to give birth to a first child 2.3. Ideal number of children 2.4. Gender Equitable Attitudes Scale, which measures the degree to which respondents agree with statements presenting gender equitable or inequitable positions on topics ranging from the division of domestic tasks, fidelity and physical violence between couples, economic contributions to the household, among others. High scores on the scale are associated with more gender-equitable attitudes, lower scores with less gender-equitable attitudes. 3. Sexual and Reproductive Health Knowledge (SRH) measured at 18 months (endline) with the following indicators and Indexes: 3.1. Percentage of girls exposed to sexual education at school on sexuality/women's bodies, how girls become women, sexual relationships between men and women, and how women get pregnant 3.2. Puberty and Development Knowledge Index: constructed by adding the number of correct responses to the questions listed below: when girls become women, do they: grow in height, change in weight, grow breasts, grow public hair, menstruate, and experience hormonal changes. 3.3. The Family Planning Knowledge Index: measures girls’ ability to correctly identify modern family planning methods, the index takes values between 0-10, girls are awarded one point for each modern method named in response to the question “what methods do you know for preventing | — |
Countries
Mexico
Contacts
Public ContactIsabel;Silvana Vieitez;Larrea Schiavon
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Outcome results
None listed