guvu: Evaluating an integrated approach to reduce intimate partner violence and psychological distress in refugees in Tanzania

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Psychological distress (e.g. depressive, anxiety or post-traumatic stress symptoms) in refugees with a past-year history of intimate partner violence; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN65771265
• Lead Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Brief Summary

2017 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28521751 (added 22/05/2017) 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34143803/ (added 21/06/2021) 2019 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31428190/ (added 10/07/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-06-27
• Study Completion: 2017-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 25 July 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 311

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria as of 29/03/2017:
1. Aged 18 years and over
2. Female
3. Refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) currently residing in Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, Tanzania
4. Participating in a local women’s groups
5. Past-years history of intimate partner violence: endorsing any past-year intimate partner violence on a modified version of the Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS)
6. Experiencing moderate-severe psychological distress: Average score of moderate to severe (=1.75 out of 4) on items assessing depressive or anxiety symptoms; or = 1.0 out of 3 on items assessing post-traumatic stress symptoms. Depressive and anxiety symptoms were measured using the 25-item Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL). Post-traumatic stress symptoms were measured using the 16-item Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ)

Original inclusion criteria 4-5:
4. Past-years history of intimate partner violence: endorsing any past-year intimate partner violence on a modified version of the Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS)
5. Experiencing moderate-severe psychological distress: Average score of moderate to severe (>1.75 out of 4) on items assessing depressive, anxiety or post-traumatic stress symptoms. Depressive and anxiety symptoms were measured using the 25-item Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL). Post-traumatic stress symptoms were measured using the 16-item Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ).

Exclusion Criteria

1. Serious mental illness
2. Substance use disorder
3. Imminent risk of suicide

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified