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NCT Number: NCT06353308

Effectiveness of an Online Intervention Using a Feminist Approach on Gender Equality Promotion and Sexual Violence Prevention in China

This paper presents the findings of a clustered randomized controlled trial (cRCT) that evaluated the effectiveness of an online feminist sexual health intervention among Chinese young adults, providing insights into the impacts of this innovative approach and contribute to the growing body of literature on feminist interventions for sexual health and equality promotion.

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Key information

Conditions

Sexual Violence

Age range

18 year–29 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The university of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, 000000

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Young adults aged between 18-29 years old who possessed a mobile phone
  • Had prior experience in using social media
  • Were able to read and understand Chinese

Exclusion criteria

  • Those with a physical impediment (e.g., blindness) preventing them from accessing the mobile content

Treatment and study plan

Sexual Violence Prevention

Behavioral

The intervention included a game, five short videos, two posters, and five online quizzes, which were provided with a frequency of two posts per week and a final real-time online workshop. Materials included content on the spectrum of gender and sexual identities and orientations, gender and sexual roles, consent and communication, body positivity and self-acceptance, sexual pleasure and desire, as well as risky sexual behavior associated with dating app use and the legal issues and risks of sexual assault, such as precautionary steps and available resources.

Sexual health intervention

Behavioral

This general online sexual health education consisted of online videos, quizzes and game that covered a wide range of diverse topics on love, sex and relationships such as healthy and respectful relationships, body self-esteem, sexual identity and orientation, sexual rights and decision making, in addition to the conventional focus on sexual dysfunction and disease aversion.

Primary outcomes

  1. Rape myth acceptance

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at one week and three months

    Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale -Short Form, which consists of 17 items (1=not at all agree, 7=very much agree) assessing respondents' belief in rape myths (e.g., "Rape happens when a man's sex drive gets out of control"). The scores range from 17 to 119, with lower scores indicating less subscription to rape myths.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Sociocultural Attitudes toward Appearance

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at one week and three months

    Sociocultural Attitudes toward Appearance Questionnaire-3 consisted of eight items assessing the degree to which an individual accepts and internalizes societal standards of beauty. Examples include "I tend to compare my body to people in magazines and on TV" and "Women who appear in TV shows and movies project the type of appearance that I see as my goal." Each item is rated on a five-point Likert scale. The scores range from 8 to 40, with lower scores indicating less endorsement of sociocultural beauty standards.

  2. Sexual Attitudes Scale

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at one week and three months

    Sexual Attitudes Scale is a 22-item scale that includes: Permissiveness (six items); Responsibility (four items); Pleasure (four items); Instrumentality (four items); and Communion (four items). The factor items were rated on a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree). After reverse-coding the negatively worded items, the item scores of each factor are summarized to obtain a total score for the factor. High scores indicated a high level of acceptance of the factor. The scores range from 22 to 110.

  3. Sexual Desire Inventory

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at one week and three months

    Sexual Desire Inventory is a self-reported scale developed to assess sexual desire. It has 14 items in two aspects: Dyadic Sexual Desire (DSD)and Solitary Sexual Desire (SSD). Items1,2,10 and14 are rated on 8-point scales with responses from 0 (Not at all or Always) to 7 (> once a day or < one day) and Items 3-9, 11-13 are rated on 9-point scales with responses from 0 (No desire, Not important at all, or Extremely low desire) to 8 (Strong desire, Extremely important, or High desire). High scores indicated a high level of sexual desire. The scores range from 0 to 108.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The University of Hong Kong

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effectiveness of an Online Intervention Using a Feminist Approach on Gender Equality Promotion and Sexual Violence Prevention in China: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Apr 9, 2024
Registry last updated
Apr 9, 2024

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