Table 1. Primary and secondary outcomes with data type and measurement tools.
Data type | Section/survey tool | Collection period | |
Primary outcomes | |||
Mean quarterly number of mobile money transactions per participant | Continuous | THRIFT app, bKash app | 12-month follow-up period |
Mean quarterly number of interactions per participant | Continuous | bKash app | 12-month follow-up period |
Secondary outcomes | |||
Whether use of the application was facilitated by a bKash agent, family member or independently | Categorical | Baseline and endline surveys | Baseline and endline |
Purchase of additional phones by study participant’s household | Categorical | Endline survey | Endline |
Purchase of additional phones by study participant | Categorical | Endline survey | Endline |
Intrahousehold resource sharing by the participant (as a percentage of total household consumption) | Continuous | Baseline and endline surveys24 | Baseline and endline |
Purchase of glasses | Categorical | Endline survey | Endline |
Food security | Categorical | Food and Agriculture Organization’s food insecurity scale25 | Baseline and endline |
Role of study participant in household decision-making | Categorical | Baseline and endline surveys23 | Baseline and endline |
Subjective well-being of study participants | Continuous | Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (EuroQol 5-dimension 5-level)26 and Near Activity Visual Questionnaire27 28 | Baseline and endline |
Mobility of study participant | Continuous | International Physical Activity Questionnaire29 | Baseline and endline |
Social connectedness of study participant | Categorical | Baseline and endline surveys30 | Baseline and endline |
External remittances | Continuous | THRIFT app | Every quarter in the 12-month follow-up period |
Self-reported incidence of theft or fraudulent use of money from the index participant’s account | Categorical | Baseline survey | 12-month follow-up period |
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