Pathways to Choice: Delaying Marriage and Increasing Education via Safe Spaces

Last registered on November 17, 2022
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Pathways to Choice: Delaying Marriage and Increasing Education via Safe Spaces
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0010407
Initial registration date
November 13, 2022

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
November 17, 2022, 3:49 PM EST

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Locations

Country
Nigeria
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Isabelle Cohen
Affiliation
Evans School, University of Washington
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status
Completed
Start date
2018-01-01
End date
2020-12-31
Keywords
Education, Gender
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
This project looks at the effect of safe spaces coupled remedial education instruction and vocational training on marital and education outcomes for out-of-school adolescent girls in three states in northern Nigeria using a cluster-randomized design.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Cohen, Isabelle. 2022. "Pathways to Choice: Delaying Marriage and Increasing Education via Safe Spaces." AEA RCT Registry. November 17. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.10407-1.0
Sponsors & Partners
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2018-03-01
Intervention End Date
2020-12-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Marital status, school attendance, empowerment and related attitudes
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
This research involves a paired cluster-randomized trial, with randomization conducted within paired communities.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
Communities
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
18 communities
Sample size: planned number of observations
1200 girls
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
9 communities intervention, 9 communities control
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Ahmadu Bello University Health Ethics Research Committee
IRB Approval Date
Details not available
IRB Approval Number
954524802
Analysis Plan

Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

Program Files
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