Table 1

Primary and secondary outcomes with data type and measurement tools

Data typeSection/survey toolCollection period
Primary outcomes
 Mean quarterly number of mobile money transactions per participantContinuousTHRIFT app, bKash app12-month follow-up period
 Mean quarterly number of interactions per participantContinuousbKash app12-month follow-up period
Secondary outcomes
 Whether use of the application was facilitated by a bKash agent, family member or independentlyCategoricalBaseline and endline surveysBaseline and endline
 Purchase of additional phones by study participant’s householdCategoricalEndline surveyEndline
 Purchase of additional phones by study participantCategoricalEndline surveyEndline
 Intrahousehold resource sharing by the participant (as a percentage of total household consumption)ContinuousBaseline and endline surveys24Baseline and endline
 Purchase of glassesCategoricalEndline surveyEndline
 Food securityCategoricalFood and Agriculture Organization’s food insecurity scale25Baseline and endline
 Role of study participant in household decision-makingCategoricalBaseline and endline surveys23Baseline and endline
 Subjective well-being of study participantsContinuousQuality-of-Life Questionnaire (EuroQol 5-dimension 5-level)26 and Near Activity Visual Questionnaire27 28Baseline and endline
 Mobility of study participantContinuousInternational Physical Activity Questionnaire29Baseline and endline
 Social connectedness of study participantCategoricalBaseline and endline surveys30Baseline and endline
 External remittancesContinuousTHRIFT appEvery quarter in the 12-month follow-up period
 Self-reported incidence of theft or fraudulent use of money from the index participant’s accountCategoricalBaseline survey12-month follow-up period

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