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Abstract
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Women in poor nations often have poor menstrual hygiene. We are testing whether an intervention within rural self-help groups can address these challenges. Specifically, we study 1. Can free trials increase the uptake of menstrual cups? 2. Do free trials by peers (which we hypothesize will increase uptake) increase cup uptake by peers who did not receive a free trial?
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Women in poor nations often have poor menstrual hygiene. We are testing whether an intervention within rural self-help groups can address these challenges. Specifically, we study
1. Can free trials increase the uptake of menstrual cups?
2. Do free trials by peers (which we hypothesize will increase uptake) increase cup uptake by peers who did not receive a free trial?
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Last Published
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October 31, 2024 12:49 AM
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November 11, 2024 05:14 PM
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Intervention (Public)
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We will market menstrual cups to JVK women's group meetings in rural Karnataka. These meetings already exist and have discussed menstrula hygiene management in the past.
We will offer cups for sale.
At half the meetings we will also offer free trials. Half the women (chosen by lottery) who volunteer for a free trial will receive one. Free trial recipients must either pay for the cup within 3 months or return it for disposal (and owe nothing). We invite (but do not require) free trial recipients to describe their experience with the cup.
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We will market menstrual cups to JVK women's group meetings in rural Karnataka. The meetings are conducted every Sunday for the women where they conduct the baseline survey and also do the intervention presentation.
The trial works on the basis of the different taluks Selected: On the basis of instructions provided by JVK state Project officer Ms.Sangeetha.
Taluks selected are Kadaba, Bantwala , Moodabidri, Mangalore, Belthangady, Puttur, Belthngady, Guruvayankere.
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Experimental Design (Public)
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Randomize which women's group meetings get free trials.
If multiple women volunteer for a free trial: Randomization of which women receive the free trial.
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Randomising the JVK Groups on the basis of simple random sampling as Treatment Groups and Control Groups with Equal preferences
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Intervention (Hidden)
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Each taluk consists of 25 JVK Centres. In Each Taluk 13 Groups have been selected on the basis of Quota Sampling analysing and studying the factors like Group consist More Number of young aged women's, Newly consisted groups, Groups easily accessible to travel and overall observations and considering opinion from JVK Taluk coordinators. Here we also randomising the JVK Groups on the basis of simple Random Sampling as Treatment Groups and Control Groups with Equal preferences
Eligibility Criteria:
Women must be the member of JVK group
Women belongs to Age Group 18-45
Literate
Like to participate in Survey
Menstruating Women
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