Empowering Married Adolescents: An Impact Evaluation in Northern Nigeria

Last registered on August 31, 2023
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Empowering Married Adolescents: An Impact Evaluation in Northern Nigeria
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0009170
Initial registration date
August 04, 2023

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
August 10, 2023, 1:25 PM EDT

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

Last updated
August 31, 2023, 6:53 PM EDT

Last updated is the most recent time when changes to the trial's registration were published.

Locations

Country
Nigeria
Region

Primary Investigator

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

PI Name
Sarah Blake
PI Affiliation
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Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2022-06-01
End date
2023-12-31
Keywords
Gender, Health
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
We evaluate the impact of a safe spaces program (MAS) for married adolescent girls in Northern Nigeria using a village-level cluster randomized trial. The program uses biweekly meetings with trained and supervised mentors to directly educate girls, as well as to provide support on interacting with institutions and encourage the use of birth spacing methods. We will assess the program's effects on a variety of health and empowerment-related outcomes.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Blake, Sarah and Isabelle Cohen. 2023. "Empowering Married Adolescents: An Impact Evaluation in Northern Nigeria." AEA RCT Registry. August 31. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.9170-2.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2022-07-01
Intervention End Date
2023-09-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Health services access, contraceptive knowledge and utilization, total fertility
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We will implemented a paired cluster-randomized design at the community-level.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
Community
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
40 communities
Sample size: planned number of observations
1,200 adolescent girls
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
20 communities control, 20 communities treatment
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
University of Washington Human Subjects Division
IRB Approval Date
2022-05-02
IRB Approval Number
STUDY00015548
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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

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