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Adolescent Girls Initiative - Kenya

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Adolescent reproductive health
Urological and Genital Diseases
Registration Number
ISRCTN77455458
Lead Sponsor
Population Council
Brief Summary

2016 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26931572/ protocol (added 12/01/2021) 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34819047/ (added 26/11/2021) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35130299/ (added 08/02/2022) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35168885/ longer term (after 4 years) effects (added 18/01/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
4537
Inclusion Criteria

1. Girls aged between 11 and 14 years
2. Residing within selected study sites
3. Not in boarding school at the time of the listing and/or at the time of the baseline survey

Exclusion Criteria

1. Girls who were in boarding school at the time of enrollment
2. Girls who were no longer residing in the study site at the time of enrollment

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Increased age at first birth<br> 2. Increased age at first sex<br> 3. Increased age at first marriage<br><br> All outcomes to be assessed after 2 years (from the time of the baseline survey) and then again after 4 years using survey data.<br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Violence Prevention: Decreased experience of gender-based violence and improved gender norms related to violence<br> 2. Education: Increased mean grade of schooling and increased rate of primary school completion<br> 3. Health: Increased knowledge on sexual and reproductive health and improved decision-making skills<br> 4. Wealth creation: Increased knowledge on financial education, increased saving and increased participation in income generating activities<br><br> All assessed after 2 years and again after 4 years using survey data.<br>
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