Smartphone Climate Adaptation and IPV Intervention for Women in Informal Settlements in Kenya

Measured using the WHO IPV diagnostic (VAW CORR-5) instrument, which includes subscales for controlling behaviors and sexual, physical, and emotional IPV.

Measured using an adapted 7-item Safety Behavior Checklist. Assesses use of safety behaviors including hiding money, hiding an extra set of house keys, establishing a safety code/protocol with family or friends, asking neighbors to call police if violence begins, removing weapons from the house, preparing a safety packet with important documents (national IDs, birth certificates), preparing a list of important phone numbers for emergencies, hiding a bag with extra clothing, and setting aside money or other valuables for safety purposes.

Measured using the Services Receipt Inventory (SRI). Assesses whether participants have received services, counseling, or support for partner abuse.

Measured with the 6-item Enriched Social Support Inventory (ESSI), which assesses the availability of emotional and instrumental support and advice for relationship conflict or problems with intimate partners and other issues

Measured using the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale. Assesses degree to which situations are felt as stressful over the past month

Measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Assesses frequency of depressive symptoms over the past two weeks including little interest or pleasure in doing things; feeling down, depressed, or hopeless; trouble sleeping; feeling tired; poor appetite or overeating; feeling bad about yourself; trouble concentrating; moving or speaking slowly or being restless; and thoughts of being better off dead or hurting yourself

Measured using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7). Assesses frequency of anxiety symptoms over the past two weeks including feeling nervous, unable to stop worrying, worrying too much, trouble relaxing, restlessness, irritability, and feeling afraid. Also assesses how difficult these problems have made it to do work, take care of things at home, or get along with others.

Measured using a single-item scale. Assesses current feelings of stress, tension, restlessness, nervousness, or anxiety where 0=Not at all to 5=Very much.

Measured using EMA questions. Assesses perceived comfort with temperature (Very comfortable to Very uncomfortable); feeling unsafe/unwell due to temperature; perception of extreme temperatures or rainfall; and approximate temperature where participant is located.

Measured using EMA questions. Assesses current location (indoors/outdoors); specific location type (home, work, visiting, vehicle, shop, kitchen, toilet, bar/restaurant); who participant is with (alone, children, partner, friends, strangers, colleagues); and current activities.

Measured using EMA questions. Assesses perceived safety at the moment (Very unsafe to Very safe) and reasons for feeling unsafe or unsure.

Measured using coping and support questions. Assesses behaviors used to cope with stress over the past month including getting a good night's sleep; meditation/mindfulness practices; talking with friends; talking with family; engaging in more family activities (farming, washing, games, sports); talking to people who are pregnant or parenting; increased television time; increased time on social media; decreased time on social media; increased time following news coverage; decreased time following news coverage; increased food intake; decreased food intake; increased self-care (baths, facial make up); increased time reading books or doing puzzles; using alcohol; using drugs; talking to health providers more frequently; talking with a mental health care provider (therapist, psychologist, counselor); helping others; and other strategies.

Measured using the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS). Assesses difficulty over the past 30 days with standing for long periods, household responsibilities, learning new tasks, community participation, concentration, walking long distances, washing whole body, getting dressed, dealing with strangers, maintaining friendships, and day-to-day work due to health problems.

Measured using the Domestic Violence Self-efficacy Scale (DVSE)-an 8-item scale that measures perceived competency in managing abuse and conflict with partners.