Self-defense training & perception of safety among young adolescent girls: A Field Experiment from India

Last registered on May 04, 2020

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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title

Knowledge is Power: A Scoping Study on Women’s Safety

RCT ID

AEARCTR-0005799

Initial registration date

May 04, 2020

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

May 04, 2020, 1:59 PM EDT

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

Locations

Country

India

Region

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Primary Investigator

Name

Chitwan Lalji

Affiliation

IIM Kozhikode

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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name

Sarani Saha

PI Affiliation

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

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PI Name

Debayan Pakrashi

PI Affiliation

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

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Additional Trial Information

Status

In development

Start date

2019-11-01

End date

2022-12-31

Keywords

Crime, Violence, & Conflict, Education, Gender, Health, Labor, Welfare

Additional Keywords

knowledge dissemination, awareness, self-defense workshop

JEL code(s)

B54; B55; C9; J16

Secondary IDs

Abstract

High crimes against women, in the form of sexual harassment (at home, workplace and public places), along with excessive under-reporting of these crimes lead to serious violation of human rights, vulnerability of girls and women and have its repercussion on female employment and decision to get married. Despite strict government laws in place and full-fledged departments dealing with such cases, such high incidence of crime against women necessitates making women self-dependent and equipping them with the required information regarding the various laws for women and teaching them about self-defense, which can help deter crimes against women to an extent.

External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation

Lalji, Chitwan, Debayan Pakrashi and Sarani Saha. 2020. "Knowledge is Power: A Scoping Study on Women’s Safety." AEA RCT Registry. May 04. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.5799-1.0

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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)

The main aim of the study is to test whether knowledge dissemination and self-defense workshop can positively boost self-esteem, help develop strong personality traits and instill confidence, thereby eventually affecting their willingness to be a part of the labour force and delay age at first marriage.

Intervention Start Date

2020-01-01

Intervention End Date

2020-03-13

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)

Changes between pre-treatment and post-treatment surveys in the respondents' view on self-esteem, confidence level, willingness to work and age at first marriage

Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)

Spillover effects on other female classmates, friends, family members, etc.

Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

The objective is to examine whether knowledge dissemination have any direct effects (on personality, self-esteem, confidence, etc.) and indirect effects (spillover on friends, family members, etc.); and how the treatments differ for different strata of the society by studying the heterogeneous effects.

Experimental Design Details

Not available

Randomization Method

Randomization shall be done in office by a computer

Randomization Unit

Randomization shall be done at the school level

Was the treatment clustered?

Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters

50 Schools

Sample size: planned number of observations

1500 students

Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms

20 schools in Treatment Group - I, 20 schools in Treatment Group – II and 10 schools in the Control Group

Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)

Supporting Documents and Materials

IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name

Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

IRB Approval Date

2019-09-26

IRB Approval Number

IITK/IEC/2019-2020/I/11

Analysis Plan