Table 1 Outcomes, measurement tools, measurement times and validation tools
Measurement tool | Months from recruitment to measurement | Validation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Primary outcomes measures | Incidence of births within 8 months of the end of the intervention period | Follow-up contact questionnaire (FupQ) | 42–44 | FinQ 54–56 months after recruitment |
Incidence of births before girls’ 18th birthday | Final questionnaire (FinQ) | 54–56 | ||
Proportion of girls who sit for the grade 9 exam | FinQ | 54–56 | Exam registers from District Education Board Secretary (DEBS) 54–56 months after recruitment | |
Secondary outcome measures | Pregnancy and childbearing | |||
Incidence of pregnancies among girls within 2 years of the end of the intervention period | FinQ | 54–56 | ||
Incidence of births among girls within 2 years of the end of the intervention period | FinQ | 54–56 | ||
Incidence of pregnancies before girls’ 16th birthday | FinQ | 54–56 | FupQ 24–48 months after recruitment | |
Incidence of births before girls’ 16th birthday | FinQ | 54–56 | FupQ 24–48 months after recruitment | |
Incidence of pregnancies before girls’ 18th birthday | FinQ | 54–56 | ||
Socioeconomic inequality in proportion of girls who have given birth before their 18th birthday | FinQ | 54–56 | ||
Marriage | ||||
Proportion of girls that are married and/or cohabiting before their 16th birthday | FinQ | 54–56 | FupQ 6-48 months after recruitment | |
Proportion of girls that are married and/or cohabiting before their 18th birthday | FinQ | 54–56 | ||
Socioeconomic inequality in proportion of girls that are married/cohabiting before their 18th birthday | FinQ | 54–56 | ||
School-related | ||||
Proportion of girls who enrol in grade 8 | FupQ | 12–14 | School registers | |
Socioeconomic inequality in participation in the grade 9 exam among girls | FinQ | 54–56 | Exam registers December 2018 and 2020 | |
Proportion of girls who enrol in grade 10 | FupQ | 36–38 | School registers | |
Average examination scores of girls from grade 9 in English, mathematics and science | Exam results from District Education Board Secretary (DEBS) | Dec 2018 | ||
School attendance of girls in grade 8 | School registers | Dec 2018 | FupQ 12–14, and 18–20 months after recruitment | |
School attendance of girls in grade 9 | School registers | Dec 2018 | FupQ 24–26 and 30–32 months after recruitment | |
Other reproductive health outcomes | ||||
Proportion of adolescent girls who have been sexually active in last 4 weeks | FupQ | 30-32 | ||
Proportion of adolescent girls currently using modern contraceptives | FupQ | 30-32 | ||
Knowledge of modern contraceptives among adolescent girls | FupQ | 30-32 | ||
Perceived community norms | ||||
Perceived community norms regarding modern contraceptive use among unmarried adolescent girls | FupQ | 30-32 | ||
Perceived community norms regarding early marriage among girls | FupQ | 30-32 | ||
Perceived community norms regarding adolescent pregnancy among girls | FupQ | 30-32 | ||
Perceived community norms regarding education among girls | FupQ | 30-32 | ||
Other | ||||
Proportion of girls currently employed or self-employed | FinQ | 54–56 | ||