Leventhal 2015.
| Study characteristics | |
| Methods |
Study design: RCT Duration of study: the study commenced in 2013. Country: India Income classification: low‐middle‐income country from 2013 to date of publication Geographical scope: rural, state of Bihar Healthcare setting: girls' schools |
| Participants | 1. Age: 12.99 (1.17) years 2. Gender: female 3. Socioeconomic background: not specified 4. Educational background: not specified Inclusion criteria: all girls attending VII‐VIII Standards (Stds.; equivalent to US 7/8 grades) in the selected schools. Exclusion criteria: none reported. Note: at baseline, the intervention and control group scores for the Patient Health Questionnaire‐9 (PHQ‐9) were, respectively, 7.23 and 8.05. Stated purpose: to examine the effects of Girls First, a combined psychosocial (Girls First Resilience Curriculum [RC]) and adolescent physical health (Girls First Health Curriculum [HC]) intervention (RC, HC) versus its individual components (i.e. RC, HC) and a control group. |
| Interventions |
Name: resilience curriculum; resilience curriculum and physical health curriculum Title/name of PW and number: facilitators (number not specified) 1. Selection: they had to be women, aged 18 years or older. 2. Educational background: at least a Standard X education (equivalent to US 10th grade) 3. Training: PFs were then trained over 5 days to facilitate RC. MTs and PFs received a 3‐day follow‐up training midway through the programme. MTs provided PFs with supervision and refresher trainings approximately twice per month throughout the intervention. This was carried out by Master Trainers with a Master’s level degree in psychology, social work, or a similar discipline. 4. Supervision: supervision and refresher trainings approximately twice per month throughout the intervention by master trainers 5. Incentives/remuneration: not specified Prevention type: indicated – participants presented with some level of distress as indicated by the PHQ‐9 scores. Intervention details Girls First Resilience curriculum: consisted of 23 weekly sessions designed to improve girls’ psychosocial resilience, or their ability to bounce back from challenges. RC includes a strong focus on goals and planning (grouping 1), social support (grouping 3), and identity (grouping 13). Girls First Resilience curriculum + Physical Health curriculum: 2 interventions were tested that together made up Girls First: RC and HC. Both interventions used a facilitated peer‐support pedagogy that included case studies, small group activities, and group discussion. Control: usual care; girls received no intervention beyond attending their middle school academic classes. |
| Outcomes |
Participants’outcomes of interest for this review
Note: we included data from the Girls First Resilience curriculum and Girls First Resilience curriculum + Physical Health curriculum intervention and control group. Carers’ outcomes of interest for this review Nil Economic outcomes Nil Time points: baseline, post‐intervention (1‐6 months) |
| Notes |
Source of funding: not reported Notes on validation of instruments (screening and outcomes): the selected measures are widely adopted and validated across contexts. Additional information: none Handling the data: not applicable Prospective trial registration number: not reported |