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Assessing the Preliminary Effects of a Multisectoral Agricultural Intervention on Adolescent Girls' Health

NCT03741634 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 241

Last updated 2020-10-08

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Summary

The goal of this study is to understand how the Shamba Maisha household agricultural and economic intervention impacts the sexual, reproductive, and nutritional health of adolescent girls. The intervention includes: a) a human-powered water pump and other required farm commodities, b) a micro-finance loan (\~$75) to purchase the pump and agricultural implements, and c) education in sustainable farming practices.

Conditions

  • Adolescent Behavior
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Reproductive Behavior

Interventions

OTHER

Multi-sectoral agricultural intervention

Adult participants in the intervention arm receive a loan (\~$175) from a well-established Kenyan bank used to get a human-powered water pump, seeds, fertilizers and, pesticides, and education in financial management and sustainable farming practices.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Sheri D Weiser, MD, MPH · University of California, San Francisco

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Max Age
20 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-12-05
Primary Completion
2019-12-20
Completion
2019-12-20

Countries

  • Kenya

Study Locations

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