Status:
COMPLETED
Preventing Early Child Marriage in Nepal
Lead Sponsor:
Emory University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc. (CARE)
Conditions:
Child Marriage
Eligibility:
All Genders
12-16 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This project evaluates an intervention designed to prevent early child marriage in Nepal. The intervention consists of community dialogues, activist trainings, and community organized activities aimed...
Detailed Description
Each year, child marriage, before age 18 years, affects more than 10 million girls globally. The practice is associated with adverse maternal and child health outcomes and diminished long-term economi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria for Clusters
- marginalized communities based on CARE Nepal formula
- communities prioritized by Nepal Government
- no concurrent non-governmental organization (NGO) programming
- no concurrent CARE programming
- Inclusion Criteria for Boys and Girls (invited to participate in the intervention, survey, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions)
- unmarried
- age 12 -under 17
- living in study community
- no plans to migrate in subsequent 24 months
- Inclusion Criteria for Mothers and Fathers of Selected Boys and Girls (invited to intervention and focus group discussions)
- male and female parental figures of an adolescent who has been recruited to participate in the intervention and associated measurement
- Exclusion Criteria for Mothers and Fathers of Selected Boys and Girls:
- none
- Inclusion Criteria for Community Adults:
- at least 25 years of age
- living in one of the study Communities
- no plans to migrate during the next two years
- Exclusion Criteria for Community Adults:
- none
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 2 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 4 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
2828 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04015856
Start Date
May 2 2019
End Date
January 4 2022
Last Update
February 17 2022
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Interdisciplinary Analysts
Kathmandu, Nepal, 44600