What Works - Malawi SASA! Together

Launched by GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · Jan 14, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

The "What Works - Malawi SASA! Together" trial is studying ways to prevent intimate partner violence (IPV), which is a serious issue affecting many women in Malawi. The program aims to empower women and engage the whole community to change harmful behaviors and beliefs that lead to violence. Researchers will evaluate how effective the SASA! Together program is at changing individual behaviors and reducing violence in relationships, and they will also look at how combining this program with economic support for women can make an even bigger impact.

To participate in this study, individuals must be between the ages of 18 and 49 and have been in a romantic relationship at some point. They should also have lived in specific areas of Lilongwe or Balaka districts for at least a year. Participants will be part of community activities aimed at promoting safer relationships and may share their experiences to help improve the program. This trial is currently recruiting, and everyone involved will play an important role in making positive changes in their communities.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Women and men aged 18-49 who have ever been in an intimate (romantic) relationship.
• • Living in selected Group Village Heads (GVHs) in Lilongwe or Balaka districts for at least a year. The specific Traditional Authorities (TAs) in Lilongwe are: Kalolo, Chimutu, Kabudula; The TAs in Balaka are: Msamala and Nyanyala.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Women and men younger than 18 years or older than 49 years old
• • Women who have never had an intimate relationship.
• • Not living in selected TAs and GVHs in Lilongwe or Balaka districts, or living in selected GVHs for less than one year
• • Paid employees of the PKN programme (any element), including SASA! Together community activists who deliver the programme activities.