When Pupils Talk and Teachers Listen: An Intervention to End SRGBV in Primary Schools

Last registered on October 16, 2026
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General Information

Title
When Pupils Talk and Teachers Listen: An Intervention to End SRGBV in Primary Schools
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0019930
Initial registration date
October 09, 2026

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First published
October 16, 2026, 2:22 PM EDT

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Primary Investigator

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

PI Name
Erik Andersen
PI Affiliation
University of Washington
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PI Name
Adefunke Ekine
PI Affiliation
Tai Solarin University of Education
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PI Name
Oyeteju Odufuwa
PI Affiliation
University of Ibadan
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PI Name
Oluwatoyin Adebayo
PI Affiliation
University of Ibadan
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PI Name
Grace Abban-Ampiah
PI Affiliation
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
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PI Name
Idara Daniels
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2026-11-02
End date
2029-12-31
Keywords
Crime, Violence, & Conflict, Education, Gender
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Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
Millions of children worldwide are impacted by school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV), which worsens academic performance, reduces educational attainment, and harms mental, physical, and reproductive health. In this study, we evaluate an intervention in Nigerian upper primary school classes which trains pupils and teachers simultaneously to increase reporting, enable mitigation, and ultimately decrease SRGBV. We test multiple arms across 365 schools in Oyo State, including the full intervention which trains both pupils and teachers at the same school; a teacher-only training arm; and a cascading teacher training arm, in which teachers are trained with the teacher training, and additionally trained to deliver the pupil curriculum to pupils, in order to understand how the intervention affects SRGBV and education-related outcomes.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Abban-Ampiah, Grace et al. 2026. "When Pupils Talk and Teachers Listen: An Intervention to End SRGBV in Primary Schools." AEA RCT Registry. October 16. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.19930-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Our intervention consists of training for both teachers and pupils on SRGBV. Pupils are trained using an age-appropriate manual, which covers topics such as sex education, understanding SRGBV, and assertiveness. Teachers are trained to understand SRGBV, but also on topics like power imbalance and case management.
Intervention Start Date
2027-02-01
Intervention End Date
2027-04-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Our primary outcome variables are measurements of the rates and reported rates of SRGBV.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
True rates of SRGBV: Our primary measure of true rates of SRGBV will be measured by anonymous classroom exercises. As a secondary measure, we will also collect data on personal experiences of SRGBV by pupils.
Reported rates of SRGBV: Our primary measure of reported rates of SRGBV will be reports of SRGBV in classroom registers (installed by the study team). As a secondary measure, we will also collect data on reports from teachers of SRGBV reports by pupils.
Perceptions of SRGBV: To ensure our results are robust to different ways of measuring, we will also gather data on perceived rates of SRGBV as reported by pupils and teachers.

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Our secondary outcomes include knowledge of SRGBV, school attendance, school-related attitudes, learning outcomes for pupils, and ability and capacity to respond to SRGBV for teachers, as well as attendance, dropout and student pregnancy rates from administrative data.
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Our design consists of three treatment and two control arms. Our treatment schools will be randomized into: 1) Pupils + teachers trained (full intervention); 2) Only teachers trained; and 3) Cascading teacher training, in which teachers are trained as well as serving as trainers for pupils. Our control schools will be randomized into: 4) A group surveyed at the end of both year 1 and year 2; and 5) a pure control group, surveyed only at the end of year 2.

Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
Primary schools
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
325 schools
Sample size: planned number of observations
19,500 pupils
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
65 schools in each arm
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
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