Stepping Stones and Creating Futures Intervention Pilot

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Livelihoods; Physical Violence; Sexual Violence
• Interventions: Behavioral: Stepping Stones and Creating Futures

• Registration Number: NCT03257176
• Lead Sponsor: University of KwaZulu

Brief Summary

This is a shortened interrupted time series pilot evaluation over a twelve month period to evaluate whether the combined Stepping Stones and Creating Futures intervention can reduce men's perpetration of IPV and women's experience of IPV, strengthen livelihoods and reduce gender inequality.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-05-02
• Primary Completion: 2013-07-30
• Study Completion: 2013-07-30
• Status Verified: 2017-08
• Study First Submitted: 2017-08-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-08-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-08-17
• Study First Posted: 2017-08-22
• Last Update Posted: 2017-08-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 232

Inclusion Criteria

• Over 18
• Mentally competent
• Able to communicate in English, Zulu, or Xhosa
• Normally resident in the informal settlement

Exclusion Criteria

• Over 30
• Unable to do informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Stepping Stones and Creating Futures	Stepping Stones and Creating Futures	Receive the 21 session intervention

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Past three month sexual IPV perpetration (men) and experience (women)	12 months post baseline	Sexual intimate partner violence is assessed using three items based on the WHO VAW scale for sexual IPV. Questions are asked for the past three month perpetration (men) and experience (women). A positive response to any item leads to a person being classified as perpetrating (men) and experiencing (women) in the past three months.
Past three month physical IPV perpetration (men) and experience (women)	12 months post baseline	Physical intimate partner violence is assessed using five items based on the WHO VAW scale, asking about perpetration (men) and experience (women) of these five behaviourally specific actions in the past three months. A positive response to any of the five items leads to a person being classified as perpetrating (men) and experiencing (women) physical IPV in the past three months.
Earnings in past month	12 months post baseline	A single item question asks "Considering all the money you earned from jobs or selling things (excluding grants), how much did you earn last month?" Responses are in Rands and a continuous scale.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Work stress	12 months post baseline	4 items ask about work stress because of a lack of work. Responses are on a likert scale.
Controlling behaviours	12 months post baseline	Controlling behaviours are assessed using a modified Sexual Relationship Power (SRP) scale. Men's control of female sexual partner's and women's experience of controlling behaviours from a male partner.
Feelings about work shame	12 months post baseline	4 items ask about shame because of type and lack of work. Responses are on a likert scale.
Gender attitudes	12 months post baseline	Modified gender equitable men's scale assess participant's gender attitudes.
Condom use at last sex	12 months post baseline	Single item asking about condom use at last sex
Hunger in the past month	12 months post baseline	Single item assesses hunger in the past month

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Gender and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council; 🇿🇦 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa