Effect of Health Education on Water Handling Practices in Rural Pondicherry
The purpose of this study is to assess the drinking water handling practices at household level and to determine the effect of health education on the drinking water handling. Participants from study villages, mainly homemakers, school children and water tank operators who are willing to participate, will be targeted.
Baseline assessment of household practices related to water will be done. Followed by a health education regarding the healthy practices will be given to them. Practice of household water chlorination will be promoted. The healthy behavior will be reinforced through reminders and community activities of self help groups for one year.
The study participants will be benefited from survey in terms of
- Improved knowledge and practices of drinking water handling
- Risk reduction of water borne illness to family members
Studieoversigt
Status
Status
Betingelser
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Intervention / Behandling
Undersøgelsestype
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Forventet)
Tilmelding
Fase
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiekontakt
Studiekontakt
- Navn: Arun G Ghorpade, MD
- Telefonnummer: 919244402234
- E-mail: drarunghorpade@gmail.com
Studiesteder
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Pondicherry, Indien, 605107
- Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
- Barn
- Voksen
- Ældre voksen
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects of five study villages
Exclusion Criteria:
- Those who anticipate to move out of study area in next one year
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Forebyggelse
- Tildeling: N/A
- Interventionel model: Enkelt gruppeopgave
- Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)
Antal våben
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / ArmDeltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / BehandlingIntervention / Behandling |
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Eksperimentel: Health education
The arm includes all the villages under study.
Health education will be provided targeting following groups: 1.
Home makers 2. School children 3. Water tank operators.
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Health education will include 1. Importance and demonstration of hygienic practices for safe drinking water 2. Promotion of water purification 3. Capacity building of community for safe water availability.
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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Number of subjects following hygienic drinking water handling practices
Tidsramme: Outcome measure will be assessed at baseline and after one year of health education intervention.
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Outcome measure will be assessed at baseline and after one year of health education intervention.
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Sekundære resultatmål
Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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Number of subjects with improved knowledge and practices related to water borne illnesses
Tidsramme: Outcome measure will be assessed at baseline and after one year of health education intervention.
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Outcome measure will be assessed at baseline and after one year of health education intervention.
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Andre resultatmål
Andre resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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Number of household drinking water samples with improved bacteriological quality
Tidsramme: Outcome measure will be assessed at baseline and after one year of health education intervention.
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Outcome measure will be assessed at baseline and after one year of health education intervention.
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Sponsor
Efterforskere
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Arun G Ghorpade, MD, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Pondicherry
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Forventet)
Primær færdiggørelse
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Skøn)
Først opslået
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
Sidste opdatering sendt
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- IEC-49/2012
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