NCT06353308

Effectiveness of an Online Intervention Using a Feminist Approach on Gender Equality Promotion and Sexual Violence Prevention in China

Effectiveness of an Online Intervention Using a Feminist Approach on Gender Equality Promotion and Sexual Violence Prevention in China: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 422 (actual)
• Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 29 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This paper presents the findings of a clustered randomized controlled trial (cRCT) that evaluated the effectiveness of an online feminist sexual health intervention among Chinese young adults, providing insights into the impacts of this innovative approach and contribute to the growing body of literature on feminist interventions for sexual health and equality promotion.

Conditions

• Sexual Violence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Sexual Violence Prevention	The intervention included a game, five short videos, two posters, and five online quizzes, which were provided with a frequency of two posts per week and a final real-time online workshop. Materials included content on the spectrum of gender and sexual identities and orientations, gender and sexual roles, consent and communication, body positivity and self-acceptance, sexual pleasure and desire, as well as risky sexual behavior associated with dating app use and the legal issues and risks of sexual assault, such as precautionary steps and available resources.
BEHAVIORAL	Sexual health intervention	This general online sexual health education consisted of online videos, quizzes and game that covered a wide range of diverse topics on love, sex and relationships such as healthy and respectful relationships, body self-esteem, sexual identity and orientation, sexual rights and decision making, in addition to the conventional focus on sexual dysfunction and disease aversion.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-05-12
• Primary completion: 2024-02-10
• Completion: 2024-03-02
• First posted: 2024-04-09
• Last updated: 2024-04-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Hong Kong