Evaluation of a Male-focused Intervention to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence in a Conflict-affected Setting

March 1, 2013 updated by: Mazeda Hossain, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Evaluation of a Male-focused Primary Prevention Intervention to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence in a Conflict-affected Setting: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Cote d'Ivoire

Cluster randomized controlled trial to evaluate a male-focused primary prevention programme which used a men's only group discussion format to prevent intimate partner violence against women & girls through fostering knowledge and behaviour changes by: (1) increasing men's knowledge on the impact of violence against women; (2) promoting gender equitable beliefs/behaviours within relationships; and (3) developing anger management techniques.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

601

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Côte D'Ivoire
      • Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire
        • International Rescue Committee

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

15 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT, CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 15+ years old
  • males: participant in group intervention or selected as control
  • females: female intimate partner of males in intervention or selected as control
  • capable of completing face-to-face interview independently and without causing undue psychological distress

Exclusion Criteria:

  • lack of informed consent

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Behavioral intervention
Male-focused group violence prevention intervention
Behavioral: Male-focused group violence prevention intervention
NO_INTERVENTION: Control communities
Communities in which male-focused group prevention activities will not be conducted

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Past 12 months victimisation/perpetration of physical or sexual intimate partner violence
Time Frame: 1 year after intervention completion
1 year after intervention completion

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Collaborators

International Rescue Committee

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Mazeda Hossain, LSHTM

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2008

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

November 1, 2010

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

March 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 25, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 1, 2013

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

March 4, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

March 4, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 1, 2013

Last Verified

March 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • InterveneDV-CI

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