Effect of a Gender-Synchronized Family Planning Intervention on Inequitable Gender Norms in a Cluster Randomized Control Trial Among Husbands of Married Adolescent Girls in Dosso, Niger
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 (<i>n</i> = 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.
Authors
- Sandra I. McCoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4764-9195)
- Abdoul Moumouni Nouhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8798-8693)
- Alexandra M. Minnis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2943-2005)
- Sneha Challa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5220-6834)
- Nicole E. Johns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4513-4582)
- Julianna Deardorff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4708-5289)
- Holly B. Shakya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5320-9575)
- Mohamad I. Brooks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9913-0996)
- Sani Aliou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4140-5197)
- Sabrina C. Boyce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9177-6063)
- Jay G. Silverman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4295-3734)
Institutions
- Pathfinder International (US)
- RTI International (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- United Nations Children's Fund Niger (NE)
- Center for Health and Gender Equity (US)
- Berkeley Public Health Division (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Violence Against Women
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251366225
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development