MAISHA Study CRT01: Baseline and follow-up data – Data Codebook

Persistent Identifier

10.17037/DATA.00003591

Description

The MAISHA study (CRT01) is a mixed methods evaluation, including a cluster randomised trial (CRT) of a small group based social empowerment intervention to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in Mwanza city, Tanzania. The trial was conducted among women already participating in a group-based microfinance scheme, with the microfinance group being the unit of randomisation and (in the intervention arm) the unit of intervention delivery. This dataset contains the results of two surveys conducted among trial participants, a baseline survey conducted prior to randomisation and a follow-up survey conducted 29 months later. It comprises 1,049 records (each pertaining to an individual trial participant). NB: Data pertaining to a second trial of the same MAISHA intervention conducted among women not receiving microfinance (CRT02) are not included in this record.

Data access conditions

This dataset is restricted in accordance with ethical conditions associated with the original study. Access may provided to limited, anonymised data for the purpose of verification or use in ethically approved research, subject to several conditions being met.

Researchers wishing to access data should complete and submit a data application form, outlining the research purpose for which they wish to use the data, ethics approvals that have been obtained, and a list of variables that they wish to access.

The application will be evaluated by a study committee, in conjunction with relevant ethics committees. If the application fulfils the eligibility criteria, the applicant will be provided with a Data Transfer Agreement that must be signed by their host organisation. Once signed, an anonymised dataset will be prepared that fulfils the applicant’s criteria (where feasible) and transferred to the applicant using a secure transfer method.

Publications and presentations arising from use of the data should include the following disclaimer: The author(s) is/are not part of the MAISHA study team and had no part in the design or conduct of the MAISHA study. The data analysis presented here was conducted by the author(s) independently from the MAISHA study team, and the inferences, views and opinions expressed represent those of the author(s) alone. The MAISHA team have had no role in this analysis, or the writing of this paper. The paper has not been read or approved by any member of the MAISHA study team prior to publication.

Data codebook

Each record corresponds to data from one woman, and includes variables from the baseline and follow-up surveys.

• Variables named b_que### correspond to woman’s baseline survey question number ###
• Variables named f_que### correspond to woman’s follow-up survey question number ###

Please refer to the baseline and follow-up surveys (MAISHA_ CRT01_baseline_survey and MAISHA_ CRT01_follow_up_survey) to identify these variables and interpret response codes.

Variables that do not correspond directly to a question from the baseline or follow-up survey are listed and described in Table 1 (below).

Whether or not specific variables contain data will depend on which surveys the woman completed (baseline and/or follow-up), and whether or not filter questions required her to skip certain questions. The column entitled ‘Respondents’ relates to the variable level rather than record level – for example, where ‘All follow-up’ is entered, the variable will only contain data in records where the woman completed the follow-up interview.

Table 1: Additional variables to those in baseline and follow-up surveys