MAISHA Study CRT02: Baseline and follow-up data – Data Codebook

Persistent Identifier

https://doi.org/10.17037/DATA.00003592

Description

The MAISHA study (CRT02) 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 in newly formed neighbourhood groups, with these groups 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 1,265 records (each pertaining to an individual trial participant). NB: Data pertaining to a second trial of the same MAISHA intervention conducted among women receiving microfinance (CRT01) are not included in this record.

Data access conditions

Access to this dataset is restricted to protect study participants. Access may be provided to limited anonymised data for use in ethically approved research that complies with the consent conditions.

Researchers wishing to obtain the dataset must submit an access request, outlining the research purpose in which it will be used, ethics approvals obtained, and *list the specific variables requested* from the list below.

The request will be evaluated by a study committee and, if approved, a data transfer agreement for signing prior to being provided with the dataset. Any participant-identifiable information contained within the dataset will be removed or disguised prior to being provided. Requests for participant identifiable content will be declined.

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_ CRT02_baseline_survey and MAISHA_ CRT02_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.