A Livelihood Intervention for Impoverished Women and Children in Rural Uganda: Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Indigency
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Enrollment
- 150
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Stunting based on Anthropometric Measurements
- Last Updated
- 10 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The objective of the study is to determine whether a livelihood intervention can improve health and schooling outcomes of the children of woman participating in a livelihood intervention in rural Uganda.
Investigators
Alexander Tsai
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Massachusetts General Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •All children under 18 years
Exclusion Criteria
- •Adults older than 18 years
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Stunting based on Anthropometric Measurements
Time Frame: 12 months
Height-for-age calculated based on child height and child age, measured for children under 5 years of age
Weight-for-Height based on Anthropometric Measurements
Time Frame: 12 months
Weight-for-height calculated based on child height and child weight, measured for children under 5 years of age
Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices test
Time Frame: 12 months
Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices test score (range, 0-18), measured for children aged 5-8 years
Mullen Early Learning Scales
Time Frame: 12 months
Mullen Early Learning Scales: 144 items total, divided across 4 subtests in visual receptive organization, visual expressive organization, language expressive organization, and language receptive organization
Home Observation of the Measurement of Environment Scale
Time Frame: 12 months
Home Observation of the Measurement of Environment, modified for the Ugandan context (58 items distributed across the following domains: Responsivity, Encouragement of maturity, Emotional climate, Learning materials and opportunities, Enrichment, Family companionship, Family integration and Physical environment)
Secondary Outcomes
- Mother's Aspirations for Child Education Scale(12 months)
- Child Educational Investment Scale(12 months)
- Child Non-Educational Investment Scale(12 months)
- Mother's Educational Investment Scale(12 months)
- Mother's Aspirations for Child Career Scale(12 months)