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Trial reportAIDS and behavior2025

The Impact of a Family Economic Empowerment Intervention on Cultural Gender Norm Beliefs Among HIV-Orphaned Adolescents in Southern Uganda.

Portia B Nartey, Vicent Ssentumbwe, Proscovia Nabunya, Samuel Kizito, Mitra Naseh, Fred M Ssewamala

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6 authors.

Portia B NarteyInternational Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD), Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA.
Vicent SsentumbweMcKelvey School of Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA.
Proscovia NabunyaInternational Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD), Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA. nabunyap@wustl.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9088-5839
Samuel KizitoInternational Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD), Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA.
Mitra NasehForced Migration Initiative, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA.
Fred M SsewamalaInternational Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD), Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA.

Funding

Strengthening Child Health Research Capacity in Resource Constrained Settings: Researcher Resilience Training (RRT)R25MH118935 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SEAN JOE, Mary McKernan McKay · 2018 to 2026
$1.5M
A Family-Based Economic Empowerment Model for Orphaned Children in UgandaR34MH081763 · NIMH · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI SSEWAMALA, FRED M · 2008 to 2010
$836k
NIMH NIH HHS R25 MH118935NIMH NIH HHS R34 MH081763NIMH NIH HHS RMH081763A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) ranks lowest on the UNDP's Gender Inequality Index (GII), with a score of 0.56 out of 1 (1 being the worst), while Uganda scores 0.53, reflecting high gender inequality between males and females. These gender disparities are deeply rooted in longstanding inequitable gender norms and worsened by poverty. This study assessed a family economic empowerment intervention's impact on gender norm beliefs among HIV-orphaned adolescents in Uganda using three time-points data from the Suubi-Maka study, a cluster-randomized trial with 346 adolescent-caregiver dyads. Participants were randomized to control (n = 167) or treatment (n = 179) groups, with data collected at baseline, 12, and 24 months. We used mixed effects linear regression to assess the effect of the economic empowerment intervention on gender norms. Results indicated significant group-by-time interaction effects but non-significant independent group or time effects. Social support was positively significantly associated with equitable gender norms, emphasizing the role of supportive networks in facilitating change in gender norm beliefs. These findings suggest that economic interventions alone may not be sufficient for altering deeply entrenched gender norms, and future efforts should include more targeted, gender-transformative approaches.

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Child, OrphanedEmpowermentHIV InfectionsAdolescentAdultCultureFemaleHumansMalePovertySocial NormsSocial SupportSocioeconomic FactorsUgandaAdolescentsEconomic empowermentGender normsPovertyUganda

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PMID40369302
PMCPMC12419471

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