Ziyembekezo Za Umoyo--Promoting Hope, Forgiveness, Spirituality, Prudence and Self-control to Address Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Zambia: Evaluating and Scaling a Character Strengths Interventio

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• Conditions: Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: PACTR202203698019870
• Lead Sponsor: Templeton World Charity Foundation

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-02-22
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 800

Inclusion Criteria

School Inclusion Criteria: All students ages 13-18 who are enrolled in grade 8 classes and are in classes selected by their school administrator using the above criteria will be eligible to participate in the Ziyembekezo after school program. Wherever possible, entire classes will be recruited together to decrease selection bias. Students who attend recruitment sessions and sign assent forms will be included in the study, provided that their parents also attend recruitment sessions and sign consent forms.

Community Inclusion Criteria: Youth ages 18-24 with known or suspected Unhealthy Alcohol Use (UAU) who attend an information session, agree to health habits screening, have an ASSIST alcohol score of 2 or more upon screening, and provide informed consent will be eligible for inclusion in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

For the school intervention component, we will exclude youths who are not enrolled in a school that has agreed to participate in the research project. We will also exclude people not likely to remain in the area where the school is located to the completion of the study follow-up.

For the community intervention component, we will exclude youths who have no documented evidence of UAU. We will also exclude people not likely to remain at the site to the completion of the study follow-up.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcomes are reduced alcohol use and increases in prudence, forgiveness, hope, self-control, and spirituality. Alcohol use will be measured using WHO’s Global School Health Survey quantity-frequency measures and the Zambian ASSIST alcohol score and for community participants, additional measures include AUDIT-C and daily drinking questionnaire. Measures for prudence, hope, self-control, forgiveness, and spirituality will be developed in the study.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
(1) reduction in HIV risk behaviors; (2) increase in quality of life scores; and (3) increases in the five key character strengths targeted by the interventions (measured using character strength measures developed and validated as part of this study).