Peer Education for Gender Inclusion and Substance Use in Southern Africa

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Substance Use Gender Role
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Age
16 – 24
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
264 (estimated)
Sponsor
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this trial is to test the effectiveness of a brief, behavioral peer group intervention called "PEGISUS" (Peer Education for Gender Inclusion and Substance Use in Southern Africa), on substance use, which will be embedded within existing vocational training programs in Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. Established peer groups who receive the PEGISUS intervention will complete nine ses…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Adolescents and young adults 16 - 24 years old * At least weekly self-reported alcohol/drug use in a peer group in the past month or at least monthly heavy episodic drinking with peers over the past three months * Comfortable communicating in the predominant local language or …
Contacts

Tara Carney

+27 21 938 0326

tara.carney@mrc.ac.za

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