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2024-10-26 @ 3:40 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:40 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06598553
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
None
First Post:
2024-09-15
Brief Title:
What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls in Madagascar
Sponsor:
None
Organization:
None
Study Overview
Official Title:
What Works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls in Madagascar Evaluation of Projet Jeune Leaders Comprehensive Sexual Education Curriculum in Rural Middle Schools
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-09
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
No
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The study will evaluate a comprehensive sexual education program CSE delivered by Projet Jeune Leader PJL a women-led non-governmental program in Madagascar The study will randomize 50 rural middle schools grades 6-9 to either intervention n25 and control n25 schools The CSE program will be implemented in the 25 intervention middle schools over the course of the school year Sept-May by trained PJL educators Trained research assistants will conduct individual surveys at the beginning of the school year baseline and at the end of the school year endline with all students ages 10-older in both intervention and control schools All student must have parental permission and provide informed consent to participate in the study The surveys will include questions on demographics eg age sexgender grade living situation self-efficacy bullying physical abuseviolence sexual harassment sexual abuse and violence harsh discipline at school and at home gendersocial norms mental health and sexual and reproductive health Teachersschool directors will also participate in the surveys completing surveys at the beginning and end of the school year The teacherdirectors surveys will focus on health and safety of the students and school environment In addition to the surveys trained research assistants will conduct midline and endline qualitative interviews with a subsample of students teachers and directors in the intervention schools to further explore the CSE intervention and impact on health and safety for students and teachersdirectors
Detailed Description:
Projet Jeune Leader PJL - a southern-based youth-founded women-led womens rights organization - has mainstreamed gender-transformative comprehensive sexuality education CSE in Madagascars public schools PJLs mission is to improve adolescent learning and well-being - especially in rural and under-served communities Comprehensive sexuality education CSE plays an important role in transforming harmful gender norms and reducing the risk of violence As an evidence- and curriculum-based intervention CSE supports youth in developing knowledge attitudes skills intentions and behaviors for safe healthy and gender equitable relationships PJLs CSE intervention in particular has been shown to improve young and very young adolescent students knowledge attitudes self-efficacy and behavioral intentions toward sexual and reproductive health and rights and gender equality using pre-post school year evidence with comparison schools Projet Jeune Leader impact summary 2024 Community-engaged participatory research using Human-centered design HCD tools has also revealed that the intervention is impacting aspects of human development which can underpin violence prevention and response including but not limited to increasing students courage and confidence enhancing student-teacher relationships strengthening family relationships providing role models in the community and facilitating the fight against drugs and violence in the community
Through a formal partnership signed May 2022 Madagascars National Ministry of Education has committed to institutionalize PJLs model into the education system to reach all schools especially those that serve the 80 of Madagascars population living in rural areas PJLs multi-level partnership with Madagascars Ministry of Education is unique and PJL is well-positioned to implement action-oriented research to examine the effect of their CSE intervention on key outcomes of young adolescent victimization andor perpetration of bullying and violence and knowledge attitudes and self-efficacy on violence gender equality strengths and difficulties mental health and sexual and reproductive health PJL will also explore the CSE interventions indirect effects on young adolescent school outcomes retention progression and safe school environment Further CSE implementation reach implementation adoption and maintenance with participating middle schools
The evaluation of the PJL CSE intervention will be conducted through a collaboration between Johns Hopkins University and PJLThe study will use a hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation design guided by the Reach Effectiveness Adoption Implementation and Maintenance RE-AIM framework School-based surveys will be used to measure outcomes at baseline beginning of school year and endline end of school year 9 months post baseline with adolescents in 6th-9th grades teachers and directors at middle schools randomized to either intervention or control schools in targeted rural areas In addition quantitative and qualitative methods at midline and endline will be used to measure CSE intervention reach adoption implementation and maintenance in intervention middle schools
Through a formal partnership signed May 2022 Madagascars National Ministry of Education has committed to institutionalize PJLs model into the education system to reach all schools especially those that serve the 80 of Madagascars population living in rural areas PJLs multi-level partnership with Madagascars Ministry of Education is unique and PJL is well-positioned to implement action-oriented research to examine the effect of their CSE intervention on key outcomes of young adolescent victimization andor perpetration of bullying and violence and knowledge attitudes and self-efficacy on violence gender equality strengths and difficulties mental health and sexual and reproductive health PJL will also explore the CSE interventions indirect effects on young adolescent school outcomes retention progression and safe school environment Further CSE implementation reach implementation adoption and maintenance with participating middle schools
The evaluation of the PJL CSE intervention will be conducted through a collaboration between Johns Hopkins University and PJLThe study will use a hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation design guided by the Reach Effectiveness Adoption Implementation and Maintenance RE-AIM framework School-based surveys will be used to measure outcomes at baseline beginning of school year and endline end of school year 9 months post baseline with adolescents in 6th-9th grades teachers and directors at middle schools randomized to either intervention or control schools in targeted rural areas In addition quantitative and qualitative methods at midline and endline will be used to measure CSE intervention reach adoption implementation and maintenance in intervention middle schools
Study Oversight
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