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abstract: 'BackgroundAchieving gender equality and women''s empowerment is a major
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global priority. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the
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Building the Resilience of Vulnerable Communities in Burkina Faso (BRB)
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project, an agricultural development program, improved women''s
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empowerment, as measured by the project-level Women''s Empowerment in
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Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI).MethodsThis study used a longitudinal,
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quasi-experimental study design. Participants included both treatment
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and comparison groups (total N=751) comprising female members of savings
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groups and their husbands or main male household member in Burkina Faso.
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All participants completed the pro-WEAI questionnaire at both baseline
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and endline. The treatment group received a comprehensive intervention
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package consisting of agriculture loans and services, microenterprise
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loans, and education, nutrition education, and women''s empowerment
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programs including gender-based discussions designed to facilitate
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personalized changes in gender relations.ResultsThe proportion of the
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treatment group achieving empowerment did not change from baseline for
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women, but improved substantially for men. Women from the comparison
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group saw an increase in empowerment at endline while men saw a
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substantial decrease. Gender parity was high for women in both groups at
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baseline and increased slightly at endline. Women were more likely to
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have adequate empowerment in input in productive decisions, group
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membership, and membership in influential groups than men while men were
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more likely to have adequate empowerment in attitudes about domestic
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violence, control over use of income, and work balance than women.
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Participants from the treatment group reported an increase in the
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average number of empowerment indicators that they were adequate in
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while the comparison group saw a decrease in average adequacy over time
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(p=0.002) after controlling for age, sex, and level of
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education.ConclusionDespite starting at an empowerment disadvantage, the
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treatment group experienced gains in individual indicators of
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empowerment while the comparison group men and women experienced mixed
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results, with the women gaining, and the men losing empowerment. This
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research suggests that the BRB intervention may have provided some
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protection for the treatment group when they faced an economic down-turn
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prior to the endline, indicative of household resilience. Future
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research should consider and strengthen relationships between resilience
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and empowerment.'
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affiliation: 'Crookston, BT (Corresponding Author), Brigham Young Univ, Dept Publ
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Hlth, 2137 LSB, Provo, UT 84606 USA.
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Crookston, Benjamin T.; West, Josh H.; Davis, Siena F.; Hall, P. Cougar, Brigham
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Young Univ, Dept Publ Hlth, 2137 LSB, Provo, UT 84606 USA.
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Seymour, Greg, Int Food Policy Res Inst, 1201 I St NW, Washington, DC 20005 USA.
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Gray, Bobbi L., Grameen Fdn, 1400 K St NW,Suite 550, Washington, DC 20005 USA.'
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article-number: '230'
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author: Crookston, Benjamin T. and West, Josh H. and Davis, Siena F. and Hall, P.
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Cougar and Seymour, Greg and Gray, Bobbi L.
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author-email: benjamin\_crookston@byu.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Crookston
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given: Benjamin T.
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- family: West
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given: Josh H.
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- family: Davis
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given: Siena F.
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- family: Hall
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given: P. Cougar
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- family: Seymour
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given: Greg
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- family: Gray
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given: Bobbi L.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1186/s12905-021-01371-9
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eissn: 1472-6874
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files: []
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journal: BMC WOMENS HEALTH
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keywords: 'Burkina Faso; Women''s health; Agricultural development; Women''s
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empowerment'
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keywords-plus: 'INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE; EAST-AFRICA; MEN;
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BANGLADESH; RESOURCES; IMPACT; MARRIAGE; LESSONS'
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language: English
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month: JUN 3
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '63'
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orcid-numbers: 'Seymour, Greg/0000-0002-2213-0450
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Crookston, Benjamin/0000-0003-3110-9562'
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papis_id: ce0959ef10b4073424e9da9bf1f6ebe9
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ref: Crookston2021understandingfemale
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times-cited: '9'
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title: 'Understanding female and male empowerment in Burkina Faso using the project-level
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Women''s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI): a longitudinal study'
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000660866300002
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '3'
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volume: '21'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health; Obstetrics
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\& Gynecology
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year: '2021'
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