Effect of a Micro-finance-based Intervention for the Prevention of Intimate-partner Violence and HIV

Effect of a Micro-finance-based Intervention for the Prevention of Intimate-partner Violence and HIV: a Multi-centric Randomized Trial

The high rates of HIV infection in women have brought into sharp focus the problem of violence against women. There is a growing recognition that women and girls' risk of and vulnerability to HIV infection is shaped by deep-rooted and pervasive gender inequalities violence against them in particular. The links between intimate partner violence and HIV/AIDS are explained by biological as well as sociocultural and economic factors.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: HIV; Domestic Violence; AIDS
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Mico-finance based intervention

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 561
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• India
  • Gujarat
    • Mahesana, Gujarat, India, 384001
      • Sonal Foundation
  • Rajasthan
    • Hindaun, Rajasthan, India
      • Vinita Nursing Home
  • Uttarakhand
    • Deharadun, Uttarakhand, India
      • NMP Medical Research Institute

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• at least 18 years old;
• Must plan to reside in study areas for the next 12 months
• Must visit camp at least 1 time per week
• Must provide contact information of friend or family member

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unwilling to provide local information
• Psychological disturbance, cognitive impairment or threatening behavior

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Group (IG); Loans were provided to poor women who enrolled in the intervention group. A participatory learning and action curriculum was integrated into loan meetings, which took place every 2 weeks.	Other: Mico-finance based intervention
No Intervention: Control Group (CG)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Incidence of New Sexually Transmitted Infections	12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Proportion of women Reporting Physical, Sexual, or Psychological Partner Violence	12 Months
Proportion of unprotected sexual acts with partner	12 month

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: NMP Medical Research Institute
• Collaborators: Sonal Foundation, India; Macmillan Research Group UK; Vinita Nursing Home, India
• Investigators: Study Director: Neha Sharma, PhD, Macmillan Research Group UK; Principal Investigator: Kalvinder Kour, MBA, NMP Medical Research Institute, India; Principal Investigator: Vinita Makkad, MD, Vinita Nursing Home, India

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: September 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 1, 2015
• Study Completion (Actual): November 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 13, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 13, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): November 17, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): November 17, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 13, 2015
• Last Verified: November 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: nmp/22186