Combining mental health and climate-smart agricultural interventions to improve food security in humanitarian settings: study protocol for the THRIVE cluster-randomized controlled trial with mothers in Nakivale refugee settlement, Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Climate extremes in Africa threaten the food security of war-affected refugees, who often experience mental health challenges that hinder their capacity for agricultural adaptation. Cost-effective, climate-smart farming interventions are crucial for addressing food insecurity in humanitarian contexts, yet evidence on their effectiveness is limited, and the potential benefits of integrating them with mental health interventions remain unexplored. We hypothesize that the success of agricultural interventions, especially under adversity, is influenced by mental health and psychological functioning.

Methods

This study employs a three-arm, parallel-group, cluster-randomized controlled trial (cRCT) in the Nakivale refugee settlement, Uganda. Thirty villages within the s

SUBMITTER: Hall J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12403481 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature