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Table 1 Experimental conditions for a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial trial (N = 16 clusters, two clusters per experimental condition, 80 participants per condition)

From: Optimising engagement in a digital parenting intervention to prevent violence against adolescents in Tanzania: protocol for a cluster randomised factorial trial

Group

Component A (Support)

Component B (App Design)

Component C (Digital Literacy)

n

1

Self-guided

Non-sequential

On

80

2

Self-guided

Non-sequential

Off

80

3

Self-guided

Sequential

On

80

4

Self-guided

Sequential

Off

80

5

WhatsApp

Non-sequential

On

80

6

WhatsApp

Non-sequential

Off

80

7

WhatsApp

Sequential

On

80

8

WhatsApp

Sequential

Off

80

  1. Component A: “Self-guided” refers to use of the app without any external support; “WhatsApp” refers to use of the app with additional moderated WhatsApp group support; Component B: “Non-sequential” refers to the app version where content is presented in a non-sequential task-based modular format; “Sequential” refers to the app version where content is presented in a time-bound weekly format; Component C: “On” refers to receiving a short, structured digital literacy training at the group onboarding session; “Off” refers to not receiving the digital literacy training