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Field
Experimental Design (Public)
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Before
A randomized controlled trial to test, separately and in combination, the effects of religion and character development on health outcomes, economic self-sufficiency, and overall well-being. The intervention will disentangle the effects of religion, values training, and the delivery mechanism by randomizing (a) whether the program is coordinated through pastors in a church or an ICM staff member in a secular setting (village hall), (b) whether or not participants receive values training, and (c) whether the pastor has any involvement in treatment arms without explicit values training.
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After
Participants were randomized to either receive (a) health, livelihood, and religious values training; (b) health and livelihood training only; (c) religious values training only; (d) no-intervention control.
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