Schooling Income and Health Risk Project (SIHR)
The SIHR project is a household survey focusing on over 3,800 never-married girls and young women between the ages of 13 and 22 years in the district of Zomba, Malawi. All households from 176 selected enumeration areas, chosen from the 1998 census, were asked to list members of the household. Following this, households including girls and young women within the targeted age range and having never been married were enrolled in the study. The population was then split into two main groups based on the girls and young women's schooling status: those who were out of school at baseline (baseline dropouts), and those who were in school at baseline (baseline schoolgirls). Whilst the targeted girls and young women are the core respondents, data has also been collected from the heads of households throughout the study.
Study design
Household panel, Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
3,810 (participants)
Age at first data collection
13 - 22 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2007
Primary Institutions
George Washington University
University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego)
University of Malawi
World Bank Group
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Global Development Network (GDN)
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
World Bank
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- None
Engagement
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