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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
300 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2008-08-31
2012-07-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The intervention, SUUBI-MAKA, uses a novel approach by focusing on economic empowerment of families caring for children orphaned due to AIDS. The intervention has three key components (1) it promotes family-level income generating projects (micro-enterprises) which we believe will enhance economic stability, reduce poverty, and enhance protective family processes for youth orphaned by AIDS. (2) It promotes monetary savings for educational opportunities for AIDS-orphaned children. (3) It provides an adult mentor to children. The intervention will be evaluated via a two-group randomized trial. The two groups are SUUBI-MAKA or Usual care for orphaned children. The participating children will be nested within 20 primary schools that will be randomly assigned such that all children from a particular school receive the same intervention.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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SUUBI-MAKA
Involves creating and broadening asset ownership opportunities and life options for children (ages 12 to 15 years) orphaned due to AIDS in Uganda.
Suubi-Maka ('Hope for Families')
Each child in the SUUBI-MAKA condition receive the usual care plus asset focused services, specifically: a matched Child Development Account (CDA); twelve 1-2 hour training sessions on career planning, setting short-term and long-term career goals, and how to save money; and monthly mentorship program with young adult peers (undergraduate students) on life options and how to avoid risk behaviors. In addition, participants receive a 2:1 match for their deposits into the account. Further, participants and their adult caregivers receive specific training on microenterprise development and specifically on how to start an income-generating project using up to 50% of the matched savings. The intervention is delivered over a period of 24 months.
Usual Care
No intervention for asset ownership, development of future planning skills, enhancement of mental health and reduction of risk taking behaviors for children orphaned due to AIDS in Uganda.
Usual Care
Each child in the control condition receives the usual services for orphaned children (counseling, school lunches, and textbooks).
Interventions
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Suubi-Maka ('Hope for Families')
Each child in the SUUBI-MAKA condition receive the usual care plus asset focused services, specifically: a matched Child Development Account (CDA); twelve 1-2 hour training sessions on career planning, setting short-term and long-term career goals, and how to save money; and monthly mentorship program with young adult peers (undergraduate students) on life options and how to avoid risk behaviors. In addition, participants receive a 2:1 match for their deposits into the account. Further, participants and their adult caregivers receive specific training on microenterprise development and specifically on how to start an income-generating project using up to 50% of the matched savings. The intervention is delivered over a period of 24 months.
Usual Care
Each child in the control condition receives the usual services for orphaned children (counseling, school lunches, and textbooks).
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Enrolled in the last two years of primary school (even though possibly not attending regularly);
3. Between the ages of 11 to 16 years;
4. Living within a family.
Exclusion Criteria
2. Any youth not enrolled in the final two years of primary school;
3. Any youth who does not self-identify as an AIDS-orphan;
4. Any youth not being raised primarily within a family context at the start of the study.
11 Years
16 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NIH
Columbia University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Fred Ssewamala, PhD
Associate Professor of Social Work
Principal Investigators
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Fred M Ssewamala, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Columbia University
Locations
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St. Joseph's Matale Parish
Rakai, Rakai, Uganda
Countries
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References
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Tutlam NT, Filiatreau LM, Byansi W, Brathwaite R, Nabunya P, Sensoy Bahar O, Namuwonge F, Ssewamala FM. The Impact of Family Economic Empowerment Intervention on Psychological Difficulties and Prosocial Behavior Among AIDS-Orphaned Children in Southern Uganda. J Adolesc Health. 2023 May;72(5S):S51-S58. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.01.002.
Jennings L, Ssewamala FM, Nabunya P. Effect of savings-led economic empowerment on HIV preventive practices among orphaned adolescents in rural Uganda: results from the Suubi-Maka randomized experiment. AIDS Care. 2016;28(3):273-82. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2015.1109585. Epub 2015 Nov 7.
Han CK, Ssewamala FM, Wang JS. Family economic empowerment and mental health among AIDS-affected children living in AIDS-impacted communities: evidence from a randomised evaluation in southwestern Uganda. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2013 Mar;67(3):225-30. doi: 10.1136/jech-2012-201601.
Other Identifiers
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AAAD2525
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id