Indigency
Conditions
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
OTHERSocial network tie
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.
Sponsors
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
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.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Household Food Insecurity Access Scale | 12 months | Scale items range from 0 (never) to 3 (more than 10 days in the past month) |
| Hopkins Symptom Checklist Scale | 12 months | Scale items range from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HIV Stigma Scale | 12 months | Agreement (yes/no) with 15 statements about persons living with HIV (range, 0-15), to be assessed among social network ties of HIV-positive study participants |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Social Capital Scale | 12 months | Agreement (yes/no) with 4 questions about social trust and social cohesion (range, 0-4) |
Countries
Uganda
Contacts
Primary ContactAlexander C Tsai, MD, PhD
Backup ContactBernard Kakuhikire, MBA
Outcome results
None listed