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NCT Number: NCT03210454

Evaluation of Marketing Interventions in Colombia

The proposed project seeks to implement a cluster-randomized controlled trial (RCT) to measure the impact of increasing women´s incomes and providing gender equality trainings on women´s empowerment and risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Colombia. This project will be the first in Latin America to evaluate rigorously the impact of a marketing intervention, alone and combined with IPV prevention training. The knowledge generated from this evaluation has the potential to identify the most effective solutions to empower women, as well as to drive transformative change in current approaches to reduce IPV and promote gender equality in highly vulnerable populations in Colombia, and worldwide.

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Key information

Conditions

Gender Based Violence Intimate Partner Violence

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

World Food Programme Colombia

Aurora, Bogota D.C., Colombia

About this study

The proposed project seeks to implement a cluster-randomized controlled trial (RCT) to measure the impact of increasing women´s incomes and providing gender equality trainings on women´s empowerment and risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Colombia. This project will be the first in Latin America to evaluate rigorously the impact of a marketing intervention, alone and combined with IPV prevention training. The knowledge generated from this evaluation has the potential to identify the most effective solutions to empower women, as well as to drive transformative change in current approaches to reduce IPV and promote gender equality in highly vulnerable populations in Colombia, and worldwide.

The goal of the project is to estimate the impact of generating livelihood opportunities and providing gender-based violence (GBV) training to reduce IPV among women in Colombia. This will generate much needed evidence on the most effective approach to empower women smallholder farmers and reduce their exposure to IPV. Investigators will conduct a cluster randomized controlled trial targeting approximately 100 smallholder farmers' associations and approximately 2700 women. Results will inform and strengthen future programming of humanitarian assistance and can be replicated in humanitarian interventions in other parts of the world.

The experimental operational research will compare two programmatic modalities and their impact on women's risk of exposure to IPV, against a comparison group where no intervention takes place. The modalities will include: (1) providing a stable income for women, and (2) providing a stable income and IPV trainings to women. The evaluation will take place in five departments: Cauca, Valle de Cauca, Meta, Caquetá, and Nariño.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Women currently married or living together with a man as if married
  • Males or females who are active within the farmer's association are eligible to participate

Exclusion criteria

  • Women who have a husband/partner who is living elsewhere permanently

Treatment and study plan

Smallholder Marketing

Other

The smallholder marketing intervention involves product purchasing (e.g., bananas, beans, goats, eggs) from smallholder farmers' associations through WFP's large procurement procedures. WFP is will also provide technical training on topics such as sustainable farming practices, quality control, and business practices.

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Prevention Training

Other

IPV prevention training involves 24 hours of gender training (gender equality and rights, economic empowerment, gender-based violence prevention), and 8 hours of nutrition and food security training (with a focus on gender).

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence Physical and/or Sexual IPV

    Time frame: Post-Baseline (12 Months)

    The number of new physical and/or sexual IPV encounters as reported in the study survey.

  2. Change in Prevalence of Physical and/or Sexual IPV

    Time frame: Baseline, End-Line (12 Months Post Intervention)

    The difference in the number of physical or sexual IPV encounters between baseline and post intervention as reported in the study survey.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence Physical IPV

    Time frame: Post-Baseline (12 Months)

    The number of new physical IPV encounters reported.

  2. Incidence Sexual IPV

    Time frame: Post-Baseline (12 Months)

    The number of new sexual IPV encounters as reported in the study survey.

  3. Incidence Psychological IPV

    Time frame: Post-Baseline (12 Months)

    The number of new physiological IPV encounters as reported in the study survey.

  4. Incidence Economic Coercion

    Time frame: Post-Baseline (12 Months)

    The number of new encounters of economic coercion as reported in the study survey.

  5. Change in Prevalence of Physical IPV

    Time frame: Baseline, End-Line (12 Months Post Intervention)

    The difference in the number of physical IPV encounters between baseline and post intervention as reported in the study survey.

  6. Change in Prevalence of Sexual IPV

    Time frame: Baseline, End-Line (12 Months Post Intervention)

    The difference in the number of sexual IPV encounters between baseline and post intervention as reported in the study survey.

  7. Change in Prevalence of Psychological IPV

    Time frame: Baseline, End-Line (12 Months Post Intervention)

    The difference in the number of psychological IPV encounters between baseline and post intervention as reported in the study survey.

  8. Change in Prevalence of Economic Coercion

    Time frame: Baseline, End-Line (12 Months Post Intervention)

    The difference in the number of economic coercion encounters between baseline and post intervention as reported in the study survey.

Other outcomes

  1. Women's Attitudes Towards Gender

    Time frame: End-Line (12 Months Post Intervention)

    General attitudes towards gender will be qualitatively collected via interview from women post intervention.

  2. Change in Women's Economic Empowerment

    Time frame: Baseline, End-Line (12 Months Post Intervention)

    Changes in women's thoughts on economic empowerment will be qualitatively collected via interview.

  3. Change in Women's Attitudes Towards Gender

    Time frame: Baseline, End-Line (12 Months Post Intervention)

    Differences in general attitudes towards gender will be qualitatively collected via interview from women from baseline to post intervention.

  4. Household Food Insecurity

    Time frame: End-Line (12 Months Post Intervention)

    Access to adequate amounts of food for the household will be assessed via interview.

  5. Change in Household Food Insecurity

    Time frame: Baseline, End-Line (12 Months Post Intervention)

    Change in access to adequate amounts of food for the household from baseline to end-line will be assessed via interview.

  6. Total Personal and Household Income

    Time frame: End-Line (12 Months Post Intervention)

    The total income generated for a household will be collected via interview.

  7. Change in Total Personal and Household Income

    Time frame: Baseline, End-Line (12 Months Post Intervention)

    The difference in the total income generated for a household from baseline to end-line.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Emory University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation Of The Effect Of Marketing Interventions For Women On Economic Empowerment And Risk Of Intimate Partner Violence In Colombia

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jul 7, 2017
Registry last updated
Aug 22, 2017

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