Outcome
| Type |
Measure |
Description |
Time frame |
Safety issue |
| Primary |
Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL) |
The HSCL is a diagnostic tool for depression and anxiety in caregivers and consists of 25 items, including 10 items for anxiety symptoms and 15 items for depression symptoms. Response options are Not at All (1), A Little (2), Quite a Bit (3), and Extremely (4) with higher scores indicating more symptoms. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Primary |
Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale-Child (CESD-Child) |
The CESD-Child is a diagnostic tool for depression in children. Caregiver and child self-report versions include 20 items with response options including Never (0), A little (1), Sometimes (2), and Often (A Lot) (3) with higher values indicating more symptoms. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Primary |
UCLA PTSD Reaction Index-Revised (UCLA PTSD-RI) |
The UCLA PSTD-RI is a diagnostic tool for post-traumatic stress disorder. An adult self-report version includes 23 items assessing trauma history, scored according to whether the event occurred or not (0 = No, 1 = Yes), and 12 items on PTSD symptoms with response options including Never (0), Sometimes (1), and Often (2) with higher values indicating more symptoms. A child self-report version includes 14 items assessing trauma history, scored according to whether the event occurred or not (0 = No, 1 = Yes), and 11 items on PTSD symptoms with response options including Never (0), Sometimes (1), and Often (2) with higher values indicating more symptoms. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Primary |
Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) |
The CBCL includes child self-report and caregiver report on child's internalizing and/or externalizing behavior. The caregiver report includes 118 items with response options including Not True (0), Somewhat or Sometimes True (1), and Very True or Often True (2). Scores are summed within 8 syndrome scales (Withdrawn, Somatic Complaints, Anxious/Depressed, Social Problems, Thought Problems, Attention Problems, Delinquent Behavior, and Aggressive Behavior) with higher scores indicating more symptoms. The child self-report includes 102 items with the same response options and subscales as the caregiver version. Higher scores indicate more symptoms. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Primary |
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) |
The DERS includes caregiver self-report and child self-report on emotion regulation. There are 36 items that measure six subscales: nonacceptance of emotional responses; difficulty engaging in goal-directed behavior; impulse control difficulties; lack of emotional awareness; limited access to emotion regulation strategies; lack of emotional clarity. Response options are Almost Never (1), Sometimes (2), About Half the Time (3), Most of the Time (4), and Almost Always (5) with higher scores indicating greater difficulties in emotion regulation. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Primary |
Oxford Measure of Psychosocial Adjustment (OMPA) |
The OMPA includes child self-report and caregiver report on child of externalizing, internalizing, and prosocial attitudes and behaviors. The full scale includes 53 items measuring four subscales: anxiety and depression; hostility; pro-social behavior; and confidence. Response options are Never (1), Hardly (2), Sometimes (3), and Always (4) with higher scores indicating more symptoms. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Primary |
Rapid Assessment of. Cognitive and Emotional Regulation (RACER) |
Observation of child and caregiver cognitive functioning |
May-December 2024 |
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| Primary |
Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children |
Observation of child's |
May-December 2024 |
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| Primary |
SWAY Parenting |
The SWAY Parenting scale includes caregiver report on family information such as the number of biological and non-biological children, numbers of children, and history of pregnancy, followed by 15 Likert-scale items that ask about caregiving behaviors (e.g., time spent playing with child, reading to child, telling stories, etc.). Response options are Never (0), Sometimes (1), Often (2), and Always (3) with higher scores indicating more engagement in caregiving behaviors. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Primary |
Adapted UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey Child Discipline Module |
Caregiver self-report of child discipline practices and behaviors |
May-December 2024 |
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| Primary |
Parenting Acceptance and Rejection Questionnaire (PARQ) |
The PARQ Short Form includes caregiver self-report and child report on caregiver versions with 23 items and four subscales (warmth/affection, hostility/aggression, indifference/neglect, and undifferentiated rejection). Response options are Almost Never True (1), Rarely True (2), Sometimes True (3), and Almost Always True (4) with higher scores indicating more frequent behaviors. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Primary |
Coding Interactive Behavior |
Coding system for observation of caregiver-child interactions |
May-December 2024 |
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| Primary |
Early Grade Reading Assessment Early Grade Reading Assessment |
Observation of child's early literacy skills |
May-December 2024 |
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| Primary |
Early Grade Math Assessment |
Observation of child's early numeracy skills |
May-December 2024 |
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| Primary |
Autonomic Stress Reactivity |
Measure of caregiver and child's autonomic response to stress via respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) |
May-December 2024 |
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| Primary |
Telomere Length |
Measure of caregiver and child's telomere length |
May-December 2024 |
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| Primary |
Inflammation |
Measure of caregiver and child's inflammatory markers (e.g., C-reactive protein) |
May-December 2024 |
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| Primary |
Post-War Adversities Scale |
The Post-War Adversities Scale is an adult self-report scale that includes 18 items asking about daily hardships within the past three months (e.g., inadequate living accommodations, eviction, serious conflicts, etc) and 11 items asking about daily hardships within the past 12 months (e.g., being robbed, very ill, deaths, financial crisis, etc.). Response options are No (0) and Yes (1). Higher scores indicate more adversities. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Primary |
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) |
The PSS is an adult self-report scale with 10 items asking about perceptions of stressful feelings (e.g., unable to cope, feeling nervous and stressed, being angered, etc.). Response options include Never (0), Almost Never (1), Sometimes (2), Fairly Often (3), and Very Often (4) with higher scores indicating more feelings of distress. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Primary |
Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) |
The CTQ is an adult self-report scale with five subscales including emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional neglect, and physical neglect. Response options include Never (0), Hardly (1), Sometimes (2), and Always (3) with higher scores indicating more abuse or neglect. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Secondary |
Brief COPE Scale |
The Brief COPE is an adult self-report scale that includes 14 subscales with two items each for a total of 28 items. Subscales include: self-distraction; active coping; denial; substance use; use of emotional support; use of instrumental support; behavioral disengagement; venting; positive reframing; planning; humor; acceptance; religion; and self-blame. Response options include Not at All (1), A Little (2), Some (3), and A Lot (4) with higher scores indicating more endorsement of the coping style. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Secondary |
Normative Beliefs about Aggression Scale (NBA) |
The NBA is a 20-item scale that can be used with children, adolescents, and adults to measure perceptions of how acceptable it is to behave aggressively under different conditions. Response options include It's Really Wrong (0), It's Sort of Wrong (1), It's Sort of OK (2), and It's Perfectly OK (3) with higher scores indicating a more accepting disposition toward aggression. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Secondary |
Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) |
The PTGI is a caregiver self-report scale with 21 items and five subscales including relating to others, new possibilities, personal strength, spiritual change, and appreciation of life. Response options include: I did not experience this change (1), I experienced this change to a very small degree (2), I experienced this change to a small degree (3), I experienced this change to a moderate degree (4), I experienced this change to a great degree (5), and I experienced this change to a very great degree (6). Higher scores indicate more post-traumatic growth. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Secondary |
Adapted Youth Risk Behavior Survey |
Child and caregiver self-report of risk behaviors |
May-December 2024 |
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| Secondary |
WHO Disability Adjustment Scale (WHODAS) |
The WHODAS is an adult and child self-report scale that includes 12 items asking about difficulties with functioning within the past 30 days. Response options include None (0), Mild (1), Moderate (2), Severe (3), and Extreme or Can't Do (4) with higher scores indicating more difficulties. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Secondary |
Child Rating Scale (CRS) |
The CRS is a child self-report scale that includes 40 items and four subscales including rule compliance/acting out, anxiety/withdrawal, interpersonal social skills, and self-confidence. Response options are Strongly Disagree (0), Disagree (1), Neutral (2), Agree (3), and Strongly Agree (4) with higher scores indicating more endorsement of the trait. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Secondary |
Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) - Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) |
The IPV scale is an adult self-report scale of intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization. The scale includes 20 perpetration items and 20 victimization items on emotional, physical, and sexual abuse within the previous three months. Response options are This Has Never Happened (0), Once in the Past Three Months (1), Twice in the Past Three Months (2), 3 to 5 Times in the Past Three Months (3), 6 to 10 Times in the Past Three Months (4), 11-20 times in the Past Three Months (5), More than 20 Times in the Past Three Months (6), Not in the Three Months, but It Did Happen Before (7). The questionnaire is scaled such that higher values indicate more intimate partner violence. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Secondary |
Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) |
The DAS is an adult self-report measure of relationship quality with 32 items and four subscales including dyadic consensus, dyadic satisfaction, dyadic cohesion, and affectional expression. The scale is scored such that higher scores indicate more positive characteristics within each subscale. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Secondary |
Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Sierra Leone Household Module |
Caregiver and adult child report on demographic and household information |
May-December 2024 |
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| Secondary |
Perceived Community Acceptance (PCA) |
The PCA scale is an adult self-report scale that includes 12 items on perceptions about one's acceptance within the community. Response options are Not True (1), Sometimes/Somewhat True (2), and Very True (3) with higher scores indicating more community acceptance. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Secondary |
Collective Efficacy Scale (CES) |
The CES is an adult self-report measure of perceptions of cohesion and mutual trust within the community. The scale is scored to measure two dimensions, collective efficacy and community disorder, with higher scores indicating more endorsement of the subscale characteristic. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Secondary |
Everyday Discrimination Scale (EDS) |
The EDS is an adult self-report measure of interpersonal discrimination that is either chronic or episodic. Response options are Never (0), Sometimes (1), and Always (2) with higher scores indicating more experiences of discrimination. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Secondary |
Inventory of Socially Supportive Behaviors (ISSB) |
The ISSB is an adult and child self-report measure of social support. The version used in this study is adapted to the local context and consists of 25 Likert-style items asking about whether the participant had relationships with people who provided various kinds of social support within the previous month. Response options include It Never Happened (1), It Happened One or Two Times Per Month (2), It Happened One Time Per Week (3), It Happened Several Times Per Week (4), It Happened Almost Every Day (5), with higher scores indicating more social support. |
May-December 2024 |
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| Secondary |
Gender Equitable Men scale (GEM) |
The GEM Short Form is an adult scale measuring attitudes about gender roles with 9 items. Response options include Do Not Agree (0), Partially Agree (1), and Agree (2) with higher scores indicating more inequitable beliefs about gender roles. |
May-December 2024 |
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