Support To Rural India's Public Education System (STRIPES2) and impact on numeracy and literacy scores: A cluster randomized trial in rural villages of Madhya Pradesh, India.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Rates of primary school enrolment have improved in India, but levels of learning achievement remain low. In the Support To Rural India's Public Education System (STRIPES) trial, a para-instructor intervention improved numeracy and literacy levels in Telangana, India (2008-10). The STRIPES2 trial was designed to assess whether a similar intervention in a younger cohort of children would have similar effects in Satna and Maihar districts of Madhya Pradesh, India, and be cost-effective.

Methods

In this Madhya Pradesh cluster-randomized controlled trial, 196 villages (clusters) were randomized to receive either a health (CHAMPION2: community health promotion and medical provision and impact on neonates) or education (STRIPES2) intervention. Villages receiving the he

SUBMITTER: Fazzio I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12431668 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature