Table 2.
ICHAD studies
| Study | Description |
|---|---|
| Bridges to the future study R01HD070727 (2011–2018) | Funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD), the Bridges study focused on evaluating the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of our family-based economic empowerment intervention for orphaned and vulnerable children affected by HIV in Uganda. It comprised 1383 participants from 48 government-aided primary schools in Uganda. Participants in this study were randomly assigned to one of the three study conditions: 1) Usual care, 2) Child Development Account (CDA) with a 1:1 matching rate, and 3) CDA with a 2:1 matching rate. Participants in the two treatment arms also received mentorship and financial literacy training |
| Suubi + Adherence study R01HD074949 (2012–2018) | Funded by NICHD, Suubi + Adherence examined the impact and cost associated with an innovative economic empowerment intervention to increase adherence to HIV treatment among adolescents living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Uganda. This study included 702 participants from 39 HIV clinics in southwestern Uganda. Participants in this study were assigned to either bolstered control or treatment arms. Bolstered control arm included the usual care and a cartoon-based curriculum focused on family communication around HIV, ART, and ART adherence. The treatment arm consisted of a savings account in addition to bolstered care). Adherence to ART was measured by wise pill device use, pill counts, clinic records data, and biomarkers (CD4 and viral load tests) |
| Suubi4Her study R01MH113486 (2018–2023) | Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the study examines the impact and cost associated with Suubi4Her, an innovative combination intervention that aims to prevent HIV risk behaviors among 14–17-year-old girls living in communities heavily affected by poverty and HIV/AIDS in Uganda. This study follows 1260 adolescent girls from 47 secondary schools in southwestern Uganda. Adolescents girls are randomly assigned to one of the three study conditions: 1) Usual care, 2) Youth Development Accounts (YDA), and 3) YDA + Multiple Family Groups |
ICHAD, International Center for Child Health and Development.