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Effect of agender-synchronized family planning intervention on inequitable gender norms in a cluster randomized control trial among husbands of married adolescent girls in Dosso, Niger
Boyce, S. C., Minnis, A. M., Deardorff, J., McCoy, S. I., Challa, S., Johns, N. E., Aliou, S., Brooks, M. I., Nouhou, A.-M., Baker, H., & Silverman, J. G. (2025). Effect of agender-synchronized family planning intervention on inequitable gender norms in a cluster randomized control trial among husbands of married adolescent girls in Dosso, Niger. Violence Against Women, 10778012251366225. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251366225
Gender inequitable norms have severe consequences for safety and health globally. Using data from a four-arm cluster randomized control trial of the Reaching Married Adolescents in Niger (RMA) intervention (2016-2019), this study assesses effects on gender norms among husbands of married adolescent girls (n = 1,055). Using an adjusted hierarchical difference-in-differences model, we found assignment to the RMA small groups intervention to be associated with a 0.62 decrease in inequitable gender norms (95% CI: -1.05, -0.18). As a cost-effective, scalable, and transferable intervention, this small group intervention could be valuable for reducing the negative impact of inequitable gender norms in similar settings.
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