Creating Opportunities Through Mentoring, Parental Involvement and Safe Spaces - Ethiopia
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 13 - 19 |
| Updated: | 2/10/2018 |
| Start Date: | August 2015 |
| End Date: | September 2016 |
The study is a randomized controlled trial of COMPASS, an intervention for adolescent girls
in three refugee camps in Ethiopia. The study design will employ a two group wait-list
cluster randomized controlled trial where girls will be invited to participate in the COMPASS
program, assigned to groups of approximately 20 for the purposes of the program, complete a
pre-test baseline assessment, and will then be randomized by group to the intervention or
control condition. In addition, qualitative research will address additional questions of
acceptability, processes of change and best practice.
Groups in three refugee camps - Sherkole, Bambasi, and Tongo - will be randomized to
determine whether the participants receive the intervention or are placed on the wait-list
immediately following the baseline. Those that do not get the curriculum during the study
will receive it following the endline phase of the study so as to not create tensions or
jealousies.
The intervention, the COMPASS program, will involve a structured intervention for girls
between the ages of 13-19 that is intended to engage adolescent girls, those who are
influential in their lives, service providers and other stakeholders, with the ultimate goal
of co-creating environments in which girls are valued and safe. The program is centered on
establishing or supporting community-supported safe spaces for girls where they can come and
gather among themselves and participate in a structured life-skills curriculum.
in three refugee camps in Ethiopia. The study design will employ a two group wait-list
cluster randomized controlled trial where girls will be invited to participate in the COMPASS
program, assigned to groups of approximately 20 for the purposes of the program, complete a
pre-test baseline assessment, and will then be randomized by group to the intervention or
control condition. In addition, qualitative research will address additional questions of
acceptability, processes of change and best practice.
Groups in three refugee camps - Sherkole, Bambasi, and Tongo - will be randomized to
determine whether the participants receive the intervention or are placed on the wait-list
immediately following the baseline. Those that do not get the curriculum during the study
will receive it following the endline phase of the study so as to not create tensions or
jealousies.
The intervention, the COMPASS program, will involve a structured intervention for girls
between the ages of 13-19 that is intended to engage adolescent girls, those who are
influential in their lives, service providers and other stakeholders, with the ultimate goal
of co-creating environments in which girls are valued and safe. The program is centered on
establishing or supporting community-supported safe spaces for girls where they can come and
gather among themselves and participate in a structured life-skills curriculum.
The study assessment will employ a mixed methods approach with most data collection occurring
at pre-test/baseline and post-intervention. Quantitative survey methods will be used to
evaluate attitudes towards a host of topics related to physical and financial assets and
health-related behaviors. Survey questions will be administered using Audio Computer Assisted
Self-Interviewing (ACASI). Quantitative methods will be used to yield statistical measures of
the scale of changes in attitudes, skills, and behaviors due to the intervention.
Qualitative methods at baseline will include focus group discussions with caregivers and
participatory methods with girls to assess topics such as self-esteem, empowerment, safety,
and resilience. Endline qualitative methods include in-depth interviews with caregivers, and
small-group warm-up activities with adolescent girls, followed by in-depth interviews.
at pre-test/baseline and post-intervention. Quantitative survey methods will be used to
evaluate attitudes towards a host of topics related to physical and financial assets and
health-related behaviors. Survey questions will be administered using Audio Computer Assisted
Self-Interviewing (ACASI). Quantitative methods will be used to yield statistical measures of
the scale of changes in attitudes, skills, and behaviors due to the intervention.
Qualitative methods at baseline will include focus group discussions with caregivers and
participatory methods with girls to assess topics such as self-esteem, empowerment, safety,
and resilience. Endline qualitative methods include in-depth interviews with caregivers, and
small-group warm-up activities with adolescent girls, followed by in-depth interviews.
Inclusion Criteria:
- female
- aged 13-19
- speak one of the languages included in the study (Sudanese Arabic, Funj/Berta, Maban,
Regarig and Engesena Quickly dialects)
- give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- cognitive impairment
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