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| Name | Class |
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| Save the Children | OTHER |
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | OTHER |
| Georgetown University | OTHER |
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The Global Early Adolescent Study (GEAS) is the first international study exploring how gender norms evolve over time and inform a spectrum of adolescent health outcomes, including sexual and mental health, through the adolescent years. Institutional Review Board (IRB) oversight for all instrument development was provided for the first phase of the GEAS under IRB #00005684. The present study is in reference to the second, longitudinal phase of the GEAS. This phase, like the first, will be conducted in multiple international sites. However, because the longitudinal phase will likely be paired with different interventions or approaches in the partner sites, protocol details will vary and thus IRB approval will be sought for each site separately. The present application is for conducting Phase 2 of the Global Early Adolescent Study in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In addition to conducting the study for "pure science" purposes, the GEAS will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention implemented by Save the Children.
The Global Early Adolescent Study (GEAS) is the first international study exploring how gender norms evolve over time and inform a spectrum of adolescent health outcomes, including sexual and mental health, through the adolescent years. The first phase, consisting of formative research and the face validity and pilot testing of instruments among early adolescents 10-14 years of age across 15 countries, was completed in 2017.
The present study is for Phase 2 of the Global Early Adolescent Study in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and covers both the intervention and control groups. The longitudinal phase explores how gender norms relate to health across the adolescent years, beginning with early adolescence (10-14 years old). The GEAS in Kinshasa has two sets of objectives:
The intervention, Growing Up GREAT (GUG), and evaluation components are part of a larger project, Passages, which is led by the Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) at Georgetown University. The investigator's research partner is the Kinshasa School of Public Health (KSPH), which will implement the GEAS study. Through Passages, Johns Hopkins University (JHU) receives support primarily from USAID with additional support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as a sub-recipient of IRH. Save the Children is separately a sub-recipient of IRH. This funding supports 3 years of longitudinal research with both control and intervention groups for impact evaluation in Kinshasa.
In both an intervention and control group 1,400 young people ages 10-14 will be followed over a period of 3 years, participating in a total of 3 surveys. To gauge effectiveness of the intervention, the study will assess the following measurable primary and secondary study outcomes:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Growing up GREAT! Intervention | Experimental |
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| Control | No Intervention |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Growing up GREAT! Intervention | Behavioral | The Growing up GREAT! intervention is built around the socio-ecological model. For young adolescents, a suite of materials provides information and prompts discussion about puberty, gender equality, healthy relationships, violence, and other related themes during weekly club sessions. For parents, group sessions featuring six testimonial videos foster discussion around non-violent parenting, equal sharing of household tasks, and girls' education. Other materials for teachers, health workers, and community members complement the core toolkit materials. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Contraceptive use as assessed by self-reported use at last sex from the Global Early Adolescent Study Questionnaire | Change in contraceptive prevalence among sexually active adolescents | 3 years |
| Exposure to gender-based violence in the past 6 months as assessed by self-report from the Global Early Adolescent Study Questionnaire | Change in reports of exposure to gender-based violence (GBV) at Wave II compared with baseline, sustained over subsequent waves of data collection. | 1 year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Gender-equitable attitudes and beliefs from the Global Early Adolescent Study Questionnaire | Shift in self-reported gender-equitable attitudes and beliefs | 3 years |
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Inclusion Criteria:
INTERVENTION GROUP ONLY
Exclusion Criteria:
INTERVENTION GROUP ONLY
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline Moreau, MD, PhD, MPH | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Kinshasa School of Public Health | Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000092862 | Psychological Well-Being |
| D003075 | Coitus |
| ID | Term |
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| D010549 | Personal Satisfaction |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D012725 | Sexual Behavior |
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1,400 adolescents were enrolled in the intervention group - 1,000 in-school and 400 out-of-school 1,400 adolescents were enrolled in the control group - 1,000 in-school and 400 out-of-school
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