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Study NCT ID:
NCT00269178
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2017-03-08
First Post:
2005-12-22
Brief Title:
Cluster Randomized Trial of Peer Health Education in Malaria in The Gambia
Sponsor:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Organization:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Study Overview
Official Title:
Cluster Randomized Trial of the Impact of a Peer-health Education Programme on Malaria Knowledge Attitudes and Practice in Students and Their Families
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2003-03
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Health promotion in schools aims to improve the health and well being of students by empowering them with the knowledge skills and confidence to take responsibility for their own health We incorporated a malaria component to an established peer health education programme in schools in The Gambia and evaluated its impact on knowledge attitudes and practice KAP of school students and their families using a cluster randomized design Since malaria is a particular problem among children under 5 and pregnant women students were encouraged to explain what they learned to their families and we sought to evaluate whether the malaria messages were taken up by the students families Evaluation endpoints are KAP in students and KAP in women living in the school students home compound
Detailed Description:
12 communities in The Gambia each including an upper basic andor a senior secondary school were pair-matched on urbanrural location and school type and one community in each pair randomly selected to receive the peer-health education programme immediately or after a delay to permit evaluation The intervention programme comprised training of peer health educators teacher coordinators and members of drama troupes in key malaria messages and principles of health education The peer educators then conducted a rolling programme of presentations to children and youth in their own schools using drama puppetry small group and in-class presentations about malaria as well as community outreach programs targeting out-of-school youth and the general public In each school a systematic sample of 75 students were interviewed 10 weeks and 6 months after the start of the programme and in each school catchment area a sample of 80 women were interviewed at the same time and bednet use by children under 5 yrs in their care was recorded From the interviews scores were derived for knowledge about malaria treatment and prevention and knowledge scores and net coverage in children compared between intervention and control schools
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None
Secondary IDs
| Secondary ID | Type | Domain | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSC L200269 | None | None | None |