In-depth interview transcripts for LINEA trial social network members – User Guide

Persistent identifier

10.17037/DATA.00005502

Description

A set of anonymised transcripts from in-depth interviews conducted with 36 participants (19 female and 17 male) who were social network members of girls and men who participated in the Learning Initiative on Norms, Exploitation and Abuse (LINEA) trial. Interviews were conducted approximately six months after programme implementation, for the purpose of evaluating the radio drama and accompanying curricula that had been designed to prevent age-disparate transactional sex (ADTS) in Mwanza region, Tanzania.

The transcripts explore participants’ relationships, discussions on the radio drama and curricula, and reflections on how these conversations may have influenced attitudes, behaviours and norms related to age-disparate transactional sex. Interviews with girls’ contacts included friends, classmates, (step)mothers, sisters and neighbours, while interviews with men’s contacts included colleagues, friends, wives, neighbours, brothers and motorcycle taxi passengers.

Data collection methods

Participant interviews were conducted in-person by researchers from the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) at appropriate locations in Mwanza, Tanzania. The interviews were performed in Swahili and audio recorded.

Data analysis and preparation

Audio recordings were transcribed in Swahili and translated into English verbatim by NIMR researchers.

Geographic regions

Mwanza region, Tanzania

Key dates

• Data collection: April - May 2025.
• Transcription and translation completed: December 2025

Quality controls

NIMR researchers piloted and refined the topic guides prior to data collection. The research team met regularly to discuss how well the topic guides were working and if they needed any adjustments.

Population

Social network members of LINEA participants: adolescent girls aged 13-15 years at baseline, sampled from public secondary schools, and men aged 23-50 years at baseline, sampled from motorcycle taxi driver unions. Interviewed social network members include women and girls’ aged 14-48 years and men aged 23-59 years.

Privacy

All participants have been assigned a unique ID that cannot be linked to participant details. Participant names, village location, interview date, and other potentially identifiable information have been removed from the transcripts.

Ethics

Keywords

Social networks, gender-transformative programming, Transactional sex, age-disparate sex, gender-based violence (GBV), social norms intervention, mass media interventions, edutainment

Language of written material

Swahili and English

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Data access conditions

Researchers wishing to access interview transcripts for use in further research are invited to complete a data application form, outlining (1) the purpose of their proposed research, (2) any ethics approvals obtained to date, and (3) a list of the interview transcripts they wish to access.

Applications will be reviewed by the LINEA Principal Investigators, Ana Maria Buller (LSHTM) and Joyce Wamoyi (National Institute of Medical Research, Tanzania), in conjunction with relevant ethics bodies and independent advisors. Further information may be requested to clarify details at this stage.

If approved, before the data can be shared, ethical approval must be obtained from your host institution (if not already obtained), and a Data Transfer Agreement with LSHTM must also be signed.

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