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Trial reportBMJ global health2022

Intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention using a cross-sectoral couple-based intervention: results from a cluster randomised control trial in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Neetu A John, Ayodeji Adebayo, Natalie A Boychuk, Funmilola OlaOlorun

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMJ global health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.

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NCT03888495 nacompletednot on this map

Promoting Female Empowerment at the Household Level With Family Planning Use, Financial Literacy and Gender Socialization Education Among Couples in Ibadan, Nigeria

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of IbadanRan2017 to 2019Enrolled2,472ConditionsGender Role, Woman's Role, Couples, LiteracyArmsGender Socialization Training workshop, Financial Literacy Training Intervention, Family Planning Counseling and Services
NCT07108049 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Couple-Based Economic Empowerment Intervention to Improve Relationship Quality and Mental Health in Three States of India

TypeinterventionalSponsorTechnical University of MunichRan2025 to 2027Enrolled4,500ConditionsMental Health, Empathy, Relation, InterpersonalArmsLet us Grow Together: Economic Wellbeing for Families
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Neetu A JohnHeilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York, USA njohn@post.harvard.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-8983-1211
Ayodeji AdebayoDepartment of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria.
Natalie A BoychukHeilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York, USA.
Funmilola OlaOlorunDepartment of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria.

Funding

Gates Foundation INV-007150
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIntimate partner violence (IPV) is the most common form of violence women experience globally. Economic empowerment interventions have been implemented across countries to prevent and address IPV, with mixed results. A sociological 'male-backlash' model suggests that addressing unequal gender norms is crucial to reduce IPV. This study evaluates the impact of a multipronged intervention among heterosexual couples in urban and periurban Ibadan that aimed at reducing IPV by increasing financial and reproductive literacy, fostering gender equality and improving relationship quality.

methodsA four-arm mixed-methods cluster randomised control trial was employed. Baseline data and end line data six months postintervention were collected to estimate changes in key outcomes. In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 couples 2 years postintervention to explore the drivers of changes in outcomes. Difference-in-differences regression models were estimated to compare changes in IPV levels across the three intervention arms and control arm, and thematic analysis was conducted to understand drivers of change in IPV outcomes.

resultsPhysical IPV decreased significantly in the gender socialisation (GS) (β: -4.63 (SE: 2.12)) and GS and financial literacy (β: -4.61 (SE: 2.02)) groups as compared with the control group. Changes in emotional and sexual IPV were marginally significant or insignificant, respectively, suggesting that the intervention did not have an impact on non-physical forms of IPV. In the in-depth interviews, couples reported improved communication and trust, enhanced conflict management skills, and increased mutual respect as a result of participation across intervention arms, which may have facilitated the reduction of violence in their relationships.

conclusionThis study highlights the potential utility of gender transformative interventions for improving physical IPV outcomes. Future research should seek to understand the mechanisms that influence sexual and emotional IPV as their aetiology may be different from physical violence. TRAIL REGISTRATION NUMBER: The study protocol was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (ID: NCT03888495).

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Intimate Partner ViolenceCommunicationEmpowermentFemaleHumansMaleNigeriacluster randomized trialKAP surveypublic healthqualitative study

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