Phase 3
Completed N=1,351
Stepping Stones and Creating Futures Intervention Trial
IPV · Sexual Violence
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03022370 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
1,351
Serious AEs
0.4%
Results posted
Jun 2020
Primary outcomePrimary: Any Past Year Physical Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration (Men) and Experience (Women) — 134; 86; 155; 118 Participants — p==0.686
◆ Published Evidence
Highly cited
215citations · ~27 / year
Associations between poverty, mental health and substance use, gender power, and intimate partner violence amongst young (18-30) women and men in urban informal settlements in South Africa: A cross-sectional study and structural equation model.
Summary
This study evaluates whether the behavioural/structural interventions of Stepping Stones and Creating Futures can reduce the incidence of intimate partner violence in urban informal settlements amongst young people. Half the participants will receive the interventions, while the other half will be in a control wait-list, only receiving the intervention after final data collection.
Linked Publications (5)
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Associations between poverty, mental health and substance use, gender power, and intimate partner violence amongst young (18-30) women and men in urban informal settlements in South Africa: A cross-sectional study and structural equation model.
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Which men change in intimate partner violence prevention interventions? A trajectory analysis in Rwanda and South Africa.
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Does experiencing a traumatic life event increase the risk of intimate partner violence for young women? A cross-sectional analysis and structural equation model of data from the <i>Stepping Stones and Creating Futures</i> intervention in South Africa.
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Assessing the role of depression in reducing intimate partner violence perpetration among young men living in urban informal settlements using a mediation analysis of the Stepping Stones and Creating Futures intervention.
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A Prospective Analysis of Associations Between Changes in Mental Health and Men's Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence: Post-Hoc Analysis of Young Men Involved in the Stepping Stones and Creating Futures Trial.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Any Past Year Physical Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration (Men) and Experience (Women) |
134; 86; 155; 118 | =0.686 |
| PRIMARY Any Past Year Sexual Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration (Men) and Experience (Women) |
86; 52; 101; 73 | 0.555 |
| PRIMARY Past Year Severe Sexual and/or Physical Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration (Men) and Experience (Women) |
151; 99; 171; 135 | 0.672 |
| PRIMARY Controlling Behaviours |
9.75; 9.96; 9.70; 9.96 | 0.984 |
| PRIMARY Earnings in Past Month |
565; 988; 385; 817 | <0.0001 sig |
| SECONDARY Gender Attitudes |
21.98; 24.99; 21.65; 25.15 | 0.718 |
| SECONDARY Depressive Symptomology |
21.95; 19.26; 23.11; 20.35 | 0.067 |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Reporting Suicidal Ideation |
83; 49; 72; 65 | 0.228 |
| SECONDARY Life Circumstances |
10.28; 10.59; 9.88; 10.03 | 0.679 |
| SECONDARY Problem Alcohol Use |
4.27; 6.81; 4.62; 7.97 | 0.810 |
| SECONDARY Number of People Quarreling With Partner About Alcohol Use |
39; 54; 47; 79 | 0.635 |
| SECONDARY Last Sexual Partner of Participant is the Main Partner |
185; 138; 182; 159 | 0.526 |
| SECONDARY Transactional Sex Past Year |
111; 138; 118; 146 | 0.691 |
| SECONDARY Shame About Lack of Work |
10.3; 10.7; 10.7; 10.9 | 0.137 |
| SECONDARY Stress About Lack of Work |
12.0; 11.8; 12.1; 12.0 | 0.332 |
| SECONDARY Individual's Ability to Mobilise Money in an Emergency |
27; 37; 30; 31 | 0.174 |
| SECONDARY Stolen Because of Hunger in Past Month |
88; 91; 84; 105 | 0.174 |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Normally resident in informal settlement cluster
- Not formally employed
- Able to communicate in main study languages (English, isiZulu, iXhosa)
Exclusion Criteria
- Under 18
- Mental deficit (learning difficulty, mental illness or substance abuse)
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03022370) and the linked publication. Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.