The Effects of the RANI Project on 6-Month Physical Activity Among Women Living in Rural India: A Randomized-Controlled Trial.

IF 1.6 Q3 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2024-06-27 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1089/whr.2023.0001

Loretta DiPietro, Jeffrey Bingenheimer, Sameera A Talegawkar, Erica Sedlander, Hagere Yilma, Pratima Pradhan, Rajiv N Rimal

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Abstract

Background: Anemia is associated with fatigue, low physical activity, and poor quality of life. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a field trial on 6-month change in anemia and physical activity among nonpregnant women living in rural India.

Methods: The Reduction in Anemia through Normative Innovations (RANI) Project is a cluster randomized controlled trial of a social norms-based intervention to reduce anemia among women (15-49 years). Participants (n = 292) performed a modified Queen's College Step Test (QCST) and wore an ActivPAL accelerometer for 3 days. Hemoglobin concentrations (g/dL) were determined using a HemoCue 301 photometer. Linear regression tested the effects of the intervention on 6-month change in hemoglobin and physical activity, while adjusting for age, body mass index, education, parity, and predicted VO_2max.

Results: We observed no differences in hemoglobin (11.8 ± 1.2 vs.11.6 ± 1.4 g/dL) or overall physical activity (36.6 ± 2.1 vs. 35.3 ± 5.8 metabolic equivalent of task-hours/day) at 6 months between the treatment and control groups, respectively. In contrast, steps/day was significantly higher in the treatment, compared with the control group (β = 1353.83; 95% confidence interval: 372.46, 2335.31), independent of other covariables.

Conclusions: The potential to modify walking and other health-seeking behaviors using a social norms approach is worthy of further investigation among women living in rural India.Clinical Trial Registry - India: CTRI/2018/10/016186.

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RANI 项目对印度农村妇女 6 个月体育活动的影响：随机对照试验。

背景：贫血与疲劳、体力活动少和生活质量差有关。本研究旨在确定一项实地试验对印度农村非怀孕妇女贫血和体力活动 6 个月变化的影响：通过规范创新减少贫血（RANI）项目是一项分组随机对照试验，旨在通过基于社会规范的干预措施减少女性（15-49 岁）的贫血。参与者（n = 292）进行了改良的女王学院台阶测试（QCST），并佩戴 ActivPAL 加速计 3 天。使用 HemoCue 301 光度计测定血红蛋白浓度（克/分升）。线性回归测试了干预措施对 6 个月血红蛋白和体力活动变化的影响，同时调整了年龄、体重指数、教育程度、胎次和预测 VO2max：我们观察到，治疗组和对照组在 6 个月时的血红蛋白（11.8 ± 1.2 vs. 11.6 ± 1.4 g/dL）或总体体力活动量（36.6 ± 2.1 vs. 35.3 ± 5.8 代谢当量任务小时/天）分别没有差异。相反，与对照组相比，治疗组的步数/天明显增加（β = 1353.83；95% 置信区间：372.46, 2335.31），这与其他协变量无关：采用社会规范方法改变步行和其他寻求健康行为的潜力值得在印度农村妇女中进一步研究：CTRI/2018/10/016186.

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