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Table 2 Primary and secondary outcomes of the trial

From: The HERrespect intervention to address violence against female garment workers in Bangladesh: study protocol for a quasi-experimental trial

 

Typical Item

Response categories

Number of items

Cronbach Alpha for Worker data

Cronbach Alpha for Management data

Method of scaling

Hypothesis regarding expected change

Primary outcomes

Physical IPV during past 12 months

In the past 12 months, how many times your current husband has slapped you or something to you that could hurt you?

Never, once, few, many

5

Binary - never compared to once or more

Decrease

Sexual IPV during past 12 months

In the past 12 months, how many times your current husband has physically forced you to have sexual intercourse when you did not want to?

Never, once, few, many

5

Binary - never compared to once or more

Decrease

Severe physical and/or sexual IPV during past 12 months

Questions asked for measuring physical and sexual violence during past 12 months

Never, once, few, many

10

Binary - never compared to once or more

Decrease

Witnessed or experienced workplace violence

In the past four weeks, how often have you experienced or witnessed a manager call a worker names?

Never, once, 2-3 times, many times

8

0.83

 

Mean

Decrease

Secondary outcomes

Gender attitudes and responses to violence

Acceptance of VAWG among female workers

In your opinion, does a man have good reason to hit his wife if she disobeys him?

4-point Likert: Strongly disagree, disagree, agree, strongly agree

6

0.69

Mean

Decrease

Positive gender attitudes among management staff

I think that a woman needs her husband’s permission to do paid work.

4-point Likert: Strongly disagree, disagree, agree, strongly agree

13

0.68

Mean

Decrease

Response to IPV

Did you go to any person/place for help when you experienced any physical or sexual violence during last 12 months?

Yes, no

1

Binary – yes compared to no

Increase

Knowledge of services in response to IPV

Do you know from where one can get help for such experience? If yes, where?

Yes, no

1

Binary – yes compared to no

Increase

Women’s well-being

Self-esteem of the female garment workers

At times, You think you are no good at all.

4-point Likert: Strongly disagree, disagree, agree, strongly agree

10

0.76

Mean

Increase

Depression among female garment workers during past week

During the past week you thought your life had been a failure.

Rarely or none of the time; some or a little of the time; moderate amount of time; most or all of the time

13

0.87

Mean

Decrease

Management knowledge, practices and experiences

Better management style of management staff

If you do not comply with your supervisor, you will not be rewarded

Very unlikely; Somewhat likely; Very likely

14

0.90

Mean

Increase

Correct knowledge regarding laws and policies

Are there laws/policies in this country that protect women from spousal violence?

Yes; no; don’t know

5

% correct compared to % incorrect

Increase

Positive attitudes regarding laws and policies

To your opinion - “Sexual remark and gesture is an act of workplace violence”

Strongly agree; agree; no opinion; disagree; strongly disagree

5

 

Mean

Increase

Burn out among management staff

You feel used up at the end of the workday

Never; A few times year; Monthly; A few times a month; Every Week; A few times a week; Everyday

16

0.67

Mean

Decrease