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. 2024 Dec 23;14(12):e085083. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085083

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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