Child Labour at Al-Sadat Neighborhood, Assiut City
July 15, 2018 updated by: Hisham Ragab Ali
General objective: To promote proper health status of working children in Assiut city.
Specific objectives:
- To describe the socio-demographic characteristics of children working in car repair workshops in Al-Sadat area of Assiut city.
- To describe the work environment.
- To identify work related injuries and diseases among those working children.
Study Overview
Status
Unknown
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study population: Children working in car repair workshops in Al-Sadat area of Assiut city. Male children aged from 5 to 17 years will be included in this study.
Instrument: Data collection will be performed by using structured interview questionnaires. The questionnaire used for data collection will cover the following modules:
- Module (1): Socio-demographic characteristics (for example: age, family size, family residence, education and occupation of the parents, number of sibling, family income, etc).
- Module (2) :Occupational history : (Housing conditions and occupational features; age at the beginning of working, duration of working, working hours/day, weekend vacation, weekly income, causes of child work, nature of work, work hazards, type of exposure, health habits and practices such as smoking in addition to causes of school dropout…. etc)
- Module (3): Presence of work related injuries and diseases by history and observation.
- Module (4): Food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) during the past week: It will show the diet of working children if have a healthy and nutritious pattern or not.
- Module (5): Mental health screening: Self-reporting questionnaire 20 questions for assessment of mental health status of children.
- After collection of data the children will subjected to the following investigations:
HB level measurements - anthropometric measurements (weight and height) - pulmonary function tests (spirometry) and hearing level assessment by audiometry will be done only for children more than 12 years.
Study Type
Observational
Enrollment (Anticipated)
150
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
5 years to 17 years (Child)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Genders Eligible for Study
Male
Sampling Method
Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
The study will be conducted at the workshops of car repair in Al-Sadat area of Assiut city.
The number of these workshops is 130 and the number of working children in these workshops about 150 child.
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children working in car repair workshops in Al-Sadat area of Assiut city. Male children aged from 5 to 17 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children outside the age range (below 5 years),
- Female children
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
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Hemoglobin level measurements by using Mission Hb Hemoglobin Meter
Time Frame: Baseline
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gm/dl
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Baseline
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
|
measurements (weight by weighing scale and height by height scale)
Time Frame: Baseline
|
weight in kilograms and height in centimeters will be combined to report Body Mass Index in kg/m^2).
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Baseline
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
|
pulmonary function tests
Time Frame: Baseline
|
by using spirometry device
|
Baseline
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Sabra Ahmed, MD, Assistant Professor
Publications and helpful links
The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.
General Publications
- ILO. What is child labour, International Labour Organization
Helpful Links
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start (Anticipated)
August 1, 2018
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
August 1, 2019
Study Completion (Anticipated)
August 30, 2019
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
April 11, 2018
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
July 15, 2018
First Posted (Actual)
July 17, 2018
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
July 17, 2018
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
July 15, 2018
Last Verified
July 1, 2018
More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- Child labour at Assiut city
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
UNDECIDED
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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