IPV Prevention Among FDP

Change in past month anxiety symptoms assessed by GAD-7 at 5 months

Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7; 7 items. Scores range from 0 to 21, with higher values indicating greater symptom severity.

Change in depressive symptoms assessed by PHQ-9 at 5 months

Patient health questionnaire-9; 9 items; values range from 0 to 27 with higher values indicating greater depressive symptom severity

Change in past month PTSD Symptoms assessed by PTSD checklist at 5 months

Post traumatic disorder checklist -5. This is a 20 item scale with values ranging from 0 to 80. With higher values indicating greater symptom severity

Change in Past month experiences of physical intimate partner violence assessed by WHO Physical violence subscale at 5 months.

World Health Organization's Physical Violence subscale. The 6-item subscale assesses participants' experiences of six specific acts of physical violence perpetrated by an intimate partner. Scores range from 0 (zero acts) to 6 (multiple acts), representing the number of different physical IPV acts experienced, with higher scores indicating greater exposure to physical IPV.

Change in past month Intimate partner violence acceptance assessed by DHS attitudes towards wife-beating scale at 5 months.

Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Attitudes Towards Wife-Beating Scale. The 6-item scale assesses participants' beliefs of five specific attitudes toward intimate partner violence against wives perpetrated by an intimate partner. Scores range from 0 (zero beliefs) to 6 (multiple beliefs), representing the number of beliefs held, with higher scores indicating greater acceptance toward intimate partner violence against wives.

Change in gender equitable attitudes assessed by GEM scale at 5 months.

A modified version of the Gender equitable attitudes (GEM) scale. This modified version is a 13 item scale that assesses participants' gender equitable attitudes across three domains: 1) Domestic Chores \& Daily Life; 2) Reproductive Health and Disease; and 3) Prevention Domain Violence. The Sexual relationship domain items were removed for this population. Response options include agree = 1; partially agree = 2; and disagree = 3. Scores range from 13 to 39, with higher scores indicating greater inequitable gender attitudes.

Change in coping behaviors assessed by Brief COPE, Religion subscale at 5 months.

Brief COPE, Religion Subscale. This is a two item scale used to assess engagement in religious and spiritual coping. Scores range from 0-3, with higher scores indicating greater engagement in religious and/or spiritual coping mechanisms.

Change in coping Self-efficacy assessed by the coping self-efficacy scale at 5 months.

The coping self-efficacy scale is a 13 item scale used to assess coping self-efficacy. Scores range from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater self-efficacy.

Facilitator's perception of intervention session feasibility assessed by Weiner feasibility subscale after each session (weekly for 2 months).

feasibility will be measured via the Weiner feasibility scale. This 4 item scale will assess the extent to which a facilitator perceives that it is feasible that they can facilitate each individual EA$E-US session. Scores range from 4 to 20, with higher scores indicating greater levels of perceived feasibility.

Facilitator perception of intervention session Acceptability assessed by Weiner Acceptability scale after each session (weekly for 2 months).

Acceptability will be measured via the Weiner acceptability scale. This 4 item scale will assess the extent to which a facilitator perceives that each individual EA$E-US session is acceptable for IRC and their community. Scores range from 4 to 20, with higher scores indicating greater levels of perceived acceptability.

Facilitators perceptions of intervention session Appropriateness assessed by Weiner appropriateness scale after each session (weekly for 2 months).

Appropriateness will be measured via the Weiner Appropriateness scale. This 4 item scale will assess the extent to which a facilitator perceives that each individual EA$E-US session is Appropriateness for IRC and their community. Scores range from 4 to 20, with higher scores indicating greater levels of perceived Appropriateness.

Microadaptations made during each intervention session (weekly for two months)

microadaptations will be assessed by documenting the type, frequency, and reasons for planned and spontaneous modifications through field notes and facilitator feedback sessions.