A Livelihood Intervention for Impoverished Women and Children in Rural Uganda

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

Official Title
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A Livelihood Intervention for Impoverished Women and Children in Rural Uganda: Randomized Controlled Trial

Conditions
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Indigency

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Livelihood intervention


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: All children under 18 years Exclusion Criteria: Adults older than 18 years

Ages Eligible for Study
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Maximum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Immediate treatment<br>Participants' mothers will receive a livelihood intervention package consisting of a orientation and training and a loan package of chickens and associated implements to create poultry microenterprises | Other: Livelihood intervention<br>* Participants' mothers will receive a livelihood intervention package consisting of a orientation and training and a loan package of chickens and associated implements to create poultry microenterprises.<br>|
| No Intervention: Delayed treatment<br>Participants' mothers will receive no intervention but will be placed on a waitlist to receive the intervention after a 12-month delay. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Stunting based on Anthropometric Measurements | Height-for-age calculated based on child height and child age, measured for children under 5 years of age | 12 months | 
| Weight-for-Height based on Anthropometric Measurements | Weight-for-height calculated based on child height and child weight, measured for children under 5 years of age | 12 months | 
| Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices test | Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices test score (range, 0-18), measured for children aged 5-8 years | 12 months | 
| Mullen Early Learning Scales | 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 | 12 months | 
| Home Observation of the Measurement of Environment Scale | 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) | 12 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Child Educational Investment Scale | Average time spent on school and schoolwork in the past 7 days (number of hours) | 12 months | 
| Child Non-Educational Investment Scale | Average time spent on household chores and playing in the past 7 days (number of hours) | 12 months | 
| Mother's Educational Investment Scale | Average time spent on reading to children or helping with homework in past 7 days (number of hours) | 12 months | 
| Mother's Aspirations for Child Education Scale | Mother's aspiration for child's educational attainment, ranging from 1 (finish P7 primary school) to 5 (finish graduate school) | 12 months | 
| Mother's Aspirations for Child Career Scale | Mother's aspirations for child's adult employment by age 25 (with the option to select one of 33 different blue-collar and white-collar occupational categories) | 12 months |