Effectiveness of a Peer Led Gender-Based Violence Prevention Module among Graduates of Nigeria Tertiary Institution: A Randomized Control Trial
Abstract:
Gender-based Violence (GBV) remain
one of the most serious threat to health and safety of women and girls
worldwide. The problem is even more pronounced in community populations where
women and girls are at increased risk of violence. Despite growing need, there
have been few rigorous studies on prevention of gender-based violence using a
training module and no systematic review of knowledge, attitude and practice on
gender-based violence of graduates of tertiary institution in Nigeria. This
study try to evaluate the effectiveness of peer led prevention of gender-based
violence using a training module in an orientation camp for national youth
service corps of Nigeria graduates. Randomized control trial study design was
used to extract findings related to the knowledge, attitude and practice of the
respondents. Study finding indicate that the training module was effective in
peer led prevention of gender-based violence. However there remain a limited
body of evidence on the effectiveness of the training module on prevention of
gender-based violence. Commonly agreed upon standard or guidelines for
evaluation of training module of gender-based violence prevention programming
and publication of evaluations conducted using these guidelines could assist
stakeholders to build and disseminate evidence base of effective gender-based
violence prevention interventions programs and strategies. The use of training
module gender-based violence prevention efforts especially among young
adolescent population must be given higher priority to justify continuation of
revision of recommended gender-based violence programs being implemented in
diverse human setting, also improve awareness to stakeholders.
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