Puffer 2016.
| Methods | No information on the type of control group Study design: RCT Country: Kenya |
| Participants | Adolescents (10‐16 years old) and their caregivers Inclusion criteria: a. All 56 churches in the division were enumerated and mapped and represented multiple types of churches, including several Protestant denominations, churches based on indigenous beliefs, and a few Catholic congregations. b. All families from these congregations with at least one adolescent living at home between the ages of 10 and 16 were eligible to participate. Exclusion criteria: a. Youth living away from home the majority of the time (e.g. at boarding school) were not eligible to participate. Stated purpose: to evaluate a family‐ and church‐based intervention for adolescents and caregivers in rural Kenya to improve family relationships, reduce HIV risk, and promote mental health |
| Interventions |
Intervention: READY READY was developed in collaboration with a local Community Advisory Committee (CAC) using community‐based participatory methods. The central objective of the 9‐session READY intervention was to improve family relationships as a protective factor against risky sexual behaviour and mental health symptoms. The intervention incorporated evidence‐based strategies from behavioural family communication skills training, skills‐based HIV prevention interventions, behavioural parent training, and cognitive behavioural therapies. The 2‐hour sessions were divided into three modules: Economic Empowerment, Emotional Support, and HIV Education and Prevention. Control: usual care (stepped wedge trial with usual care – no intervention) |
| Outcomes |
Participants'outcomes of interest for this review
Economic outcomes Nil Time points: baseline, post‐intervention (1 month and 3 months post‐intervention) |
| Notes |
Source of funding: the NIH Fogerty International Center, Johnson & Johnson, the Duke Global Health Institute, and the Duke Center for AIDS Research Prospective trial registration number: not specified |