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Table 1 Suubi4Her Instruments

From: Suubi4Her: a study protocol to examine the impact and cost associated with a combination intervention to prevent HIV risk behavior and improve mental health functioning among adolescent girls in Uganda

Variable

Measurement

Reliability

Time point

Demographics

 Age; orphan status (single vs. double); socioeconomic status; family composition/structure; caregiver educational level

Socio-demographic questionnaire

n/a

B, 12, 24, 36

Moderators

 Rural/urban/semi-urban; exposure to outside HIV/STI-related programs; economic/household income; asset accumulation

 

B, 12, 24, 36

Primary Outcomes

 HIV/Sexual risk taking behavior

Time-line Follow Back (TFLB) [49]

n/a

B, 12, 24, 36

 Mental Health Functioning

Beck Hopelessness Scale [50]

0.79

B, 12, 24, 36

Adapted Tennessee Self-Concept Scale [51]

0.81

Adapted Child Depression Inventory [52]

0.65

Secondary Exploratory Outcomes & Potential Mechanisms of Change

 STI

Biomedical data: Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Trichomonas,

n/a

B, 12, 24, 36

 HIV, Viral loada, CD4 counta, Pregnancy Incidence

Biomedical data: HIV, Viral loada, CD4 counta, Pregnancy test

n/a

B, 12, 24, 36

 Self-efficacy

Adapted Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSC-2) [51]

0.81

B, 12, 24, 36

 Education plans/aspirations

Adapted Monitoring the Future Survey [53]

n/a

B, 12, 24, 36

 Motivation to participate

Questions tested in previous studies [20, 23,24,25]

n/a

B, 12, 24, 36

 Family Support

Social Support Behaviors Scale (SS-B) [54]

0.77

B, 12, 24, 36

Family Cohesions Scale [55], Krauss Interview [56] Parent Child Relationship Inventory (PCRI) [57]

0.69

0.91

 Family Stability

Socio-demographic questionnaire

n/a

B, 12, 24, 36

 Self-esteem

Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale [58]

0.77–0.88

B, 12, 24, 36

 Attitudes towards gender roles; Decision-making; Communication

Gender Norm Attitudes Scale [59]

0.67–0.70

B, 12, 24, 36

 HIV/STI knowledge

HIV/STI knowledge

0.80

B, 12, 24, 36

 Condom Negotiation Self-Efficacy

Condom negotiation self-efficacy scale [60]

0.80

B, 12, 24, 36

 Sexual Communication Skills

Sexual Communication Scale [59]

0.80

B, 12, 24, 36

 Social Support

MSPSS [61]

0.84

B, 12, 24, 36

 Savings Deposits

Bank statements

n/a

B, 12, 24, 36

 Financial Literacy

Financial Literacy knowledge [62]

0.80

B, 12, 24, 36

 Access to services

RBA Services [63]

.66–.83

B, 12, 24, 36

 Cost of staff time, supplies, overhead for YDA and for MFG

Project records; Admin. review

n/a

ongoing

  1. aFor participants testing positive for HIV
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