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NCT Number: NCT02153554

Impact Evaluation of Training Civil Servants on Violence Against Women in Medellín, Colombia

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the training of civil servants leads to a reduction in the violence suffered by women, as well as in their psychological wellbeing and attitudes towards violence.

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Key information

Conditions

Violence Against Women (VAW)

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Econometria Consultores

Bogotá, Colombia

About this study

The Secretary of Women of Medellin, through the ICONTEC, intends to conduct training to officials of the 22 family commissioners in Medellin. The objective of these trainings is to standardize procedures in order that women do not feel re-victimized and can forward complaints. Since the training will be done in phases in 2014 and there is willingness of relevant stakeholders to generate a random order on which commissioners the training is first performed, it can be done a cluster randomized trial.

We will require all 22 commissioners to be randomly assigned into two groups, one treatment and one control. To implement it is intended to:

  • Conduct a baseline survey amongst women who used the services of the commissionaires between June and Septmber 2013, completed the process of care and signed informed consent.
  • Training of a randomly chosen set of 11 commissioners will take place between June and September 2014.
  • Conduct an endline survey amongst women who used the services of any of the 22 commissionaires between June and September 2014, completed the process of care and signed informed consent.

Women will be contacted through the commissioners. Women who have completed the process of care will be ask whether they want to participate in the study. If they agree, their contact details will transfer to the investigators for the survey to be conducted. This process would be conducted twice for baseline information before beginning the training, and for endline, once half of the first 11 commissioners have been trained.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Women who initiate and finalize the process with the comissaries of family

Treatment and study plan

Training civil servants on attention to violence against women

Behavioral

The Secretary of Women of Medellin, through the ICONTEC, intends to conduct training to officials of the 22 family commissioners in Medellin. The objective of these trainings is to standardize procedures in order that women do not feel re-victimized and can forward complaints.

Primary outcomes

  1. Occurrence of violence

    Time frame: 3 months

    The outcome will be measure through a survey to women who used the services of the commissionaires, completed the process of care and signed informed consent

Secondary outcomes

  1. Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) on violence and care pathways

    Time frame: Average of 8 months after the complaint was presented at the comissaries

    The outcome will be measure through a survey to women who used the services of the commissionaires, completed the process of care and signed informed consent

  2. Psychological well-being (self-acceptance, positive relationships, autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, purpose in life)

    Time frame: Average of 8 months after the complaint was presented at the comissaries

    The outcome will be measure through a survey to women who used the services of the commissionaires, completed the process of care and signed informed consent

  3. Time resolution of cases

    Time frame: Average of 8 months after the complaint was presented at the comissaries

    The outcome will be measured through secondary data of the commissaries with information between the time of the initiation of the complaint and the completed the process of care.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Econometría Consultores

Other

Collaborators

  • Inter-American Development Bank

Registry information

Official study title

Capacity of State and Local Actors to Respond to Violence Against Women: Impact Evaluation of Training Civil Servants on Violence Against Women in Medellín (Colombia), Component of the Program "Seguridad Pública"

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2016
First posted
Jun 3, 2014
Registry last updated
Feb 7, 2017

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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