Self-efficacy and knowledge to improve sexual reproductive health and wellbeing in humanitarian settings (SEEK)
Project overview
This community-based randomized controlled trial (RCT) will evaluate the effects of a psychosocial support (PSS) - sexual and reproductive health (SRH) integrated intervention package on the use of selected SRH services and on mental well-being. The RCT will be accompanied by a rigorous process evaluation during intervention implementation.
Countries
Lebanon
Organisations
American University of Beirut
Partners
World Health Organization
Area of funding
Humanitarian Research
Grant amount
£386,422
Start date
01
April
2023
End date
01
June
2025
Project length (in months)
26
Funding calls
R2HC Annual Funding Call
R2HC Call for research to strengthen health systems in humanitarian settings
Topics
Refugees and IDPS
Status
Live
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Dr. Loulou Kobeissi
WHO
This will be the first community-based RCT in the Eastern Mediterranean region to evaluate the effectiveness of a PSS-SRH integrated intervention on SRH and mental well-being outcomes as well as to explore its acceptability and feasibility. This proposed integration combined with the nature of the intervention package (i.e., low-resource/low intensity) offers a unique and timely needed innovation in humanitarian settings.
Dr. Shadi Saleh
AUB
It is hoped to scale up this WHO low-intensity/low-resource PSS-SRH integrated intervention package within the Ministry of Public Health's primary healthcare (PHC), following the demonstration of its effectiveness in improving SRH service use and mental well-being among Syrian adolescent girls and young women refugees in Lebanon.
Principal Investigators: Dr. Shadi Saleh (AUB),
Dr. Loulou Kobeissi (WHO)
Purpose
The research intends to evaluate the impact of a WHO low-intensity/low-resource psychosocial support (PSS) - sexual and reproductive health (SRH) integrated intervention package on the use of selected SRH services, primarily family planning, as well as on mental well-being among Syrian adolescent girls and young women refugees, aged 15-24 years, in Lebanon. The study design has been informed by formative research conducted by the study team with funding support from HRP (the UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction).
Expected outcomes
The primary expected outcome of this community-based RCT is hypothesized to lead to a 20% improvement in family planning use among the experimental (intervention) group compared to the non-experimental (control) group post-intervention at six months. The secondary outcome of this RCT revolves around improving mental well-being.
Outputs include scholarly outputs, policy briefs, training material, intervention package manual, public release events.
Further, the overarching expected outcome in the health system is aligned with the SDG target 3.7: Universal access to sexual and Reproductive care, family planning and education.
Caption image below: Research team during the SEEK mock trial; photo by American University of Beirut.
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