Indigency
Conditions
Brief summary
The objective of the study is to determine whether a livelihood intervention can improve economic and psychosocial wellbeing in rural Uganda.
Interventions
Participants will receive a livelihood intervention package consisting of a orientation and training and a loan package of chickens and associated implements to create poultry microenterprises.
Sponsors
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Women aged 18-60 years (or emancipated minors aged 16-17 years) who live with at least one child under the age of 5 in the same household * Women aged 18-60 years (or emancipated minors aged 16-17 years) who agree to participate in the livelihood intervention training program * Women aged 18-60 years (or emancipated minors aged 16-17 years) who agree to participate in study data collection
Exclusion criteria
* Men * Women who do not live in Nyakabare Parish * Women under 18 years of age (if not emancipated minors) or older than 60 years of age * Women who do not live with at least one child under the age of 5 in the same household * Women who decline to participate in the livelihood intervention training program * Women who decline to participate in study data collection * Women who live in the same household as another study participant
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hopkins Symptom Checklist Scale | 12 months | Scale items range from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much) |
| Household Food Insecurity Access Scale | 12 months | Scale items range from 0 (never) to 3 (more than 10 days in the past month) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Self-Reported Health Scale | 12 months | Scale item ranges from 1 (very bad) to 4 (very good) |
| Decision Making Power Scale | 12 months | Primary decision making (yes/no) on household expenditures in 7 different categories: food, livestock, health care, transport, social, educational, other household (range, 0-7) |
| Intimate Partner Violence Scale | 12 months | Experience (yes/no) of 12 different forms of emotional, sexual, or physical victimization by an intimate partner (range 0-12) |
| Social Capital Scale | 12 months | Agreement (yes/no) with 4 questions about social trust and social cohesion (range, 0-4) |
| Social Integration Scale | 12 months | Frequency of participation in 11 different community groups: vocational, positive living, local council, water, village health, agricultural extension, savings, religious, women's, gardening (range, 0-11) |
| Norms about Intimate Partner Violence Scale | 12 months | Agreement (yes/no) with 5 different statements about the acceptability of intimate partner violence under 5 different scenarios (range, 0-5) |
Countries
Uganda
Contacts
Primary ContactAlexander C Tsai, MD, PhD
Backup ContactBernard Kakuhikire, MBA
Outcome results
None listed