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Table 2 Outcomes and other measures for the change starts at home project

From: Evaluating a multicomponent social behaviour change communication strategy to reduce intimate partner violence among married couples: study protocol for a cluster randomized trial in Nepal

Outcomes

Source

Primary

 Physical and / or sexual intimate partner violence in prior 12 months

Standard Outcomes for Assessment of Intimate Partner Violence for What Works to Prevent Violence Global Program [49]

Secondary

 Psychological partner abuse in prior 12 months

World Health Organization Multi-Country Study (WHO MCS) on Women’s Health and Domestic Violence [50]

 Economic partner abuse in the prior 12 months

United Nations Multi-country Study on Men and Violence [51]

 Conflict and conflict resolution techniques in prior 12 months

Index of items from several studies. Item on quarrelling from WHO MCS [50]; two items adapted from the Relationship Self Efficacy Beliefs’ Scale [52]

 Couple communication in prior 12 months

WHO MCS [50]

 Attitudes toward gender equity

Adapted Gender Equitable Men (GEM) scale [53]

 Attitudes toward the acceptability of intimate partner violence

Adapted GEM scale [53]

 Perceptions of community-norms on the acceptability of partner violence

Developed for study

Other Measures

 Socio-demographics

Developed for the study

 Help-seeking for IPV

Developed for the study

 Exposure to violence from natal and marital family members

Developed for the study

 Depressive symptoms

PHQ-8 [54]

 Disability

Washington Group on Disability Statistics [55]

 Exposure to messages on VAWG

Developed for the study

 Participant reaction to the study

Reactions to Research Participation Scale [56]