Mobilization at the Level of Schools on the Behavioral Change in Favor of the Fight Against Malaria in Mbandjock
Evaluation of the Effect of Mobilization at School Level on Behaviour Change in Favor of Malaria Control in the Health District of Mbandjock in Cameroon
Studie Overzicht
Gedetailleerde beschrijving
General objective To determine the effect of awareness campaigns by school children targeting their communities on knowledge, attitudes and practices in malaria control in the Mbandjock health district.
Specific objectives
- To describe the socio-demographic characteristics of households in the health districts of Mbandjock and Sa'a at the time of the survey;
- To measure the change due the intervention on knowledge of malaria transmission, diagnosis, treatment and prevention in the health district of Mbandjock;
- To measure the change due the intervention on attitudes towards malaria diagnosis, treatment and prevention in the Mbandjock health district;
- To measure the change due the intervention on practices in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of malaria in the Mbandjock health district.
Methodology Study design A two-arm, open label, randomized controlled clinical trial will be adopted with Mbandjock health district as the test district and Sa'a Health District a Control Health District.
Study site and study population The study population will be the entire population of the Mbandjock and Sa'a communities.
Sampling method The Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) method was used. Since this method requires that the intervention zones be divided into supervision areas, the health areas of each district were considered as supervision areas. The health area was selected in the ratio 2:1. In the test district 11 health areas were used and 6 health district in the control district. 19 households were selected for each health area as required by the LQAS method.
Sample size A total of 209 pupils and 209 adults shall be enrolled from households in Mbandjock. Similarly, 114 pupils and 114 adults will be recruited in Sa'a. In addition, 57 teachers shall be enrolled in the District of Mbandjock only. A total of 703 participants shall be enrolled during the study.
Duration of study The study duration is three years. This will last from January 2017 to December 2020.
Studietype
Inschrijving (Verwacht)
Fase
- Niet toepasbaar
Contacten en locaties
Studie Locaties
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Centre
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Yaoundé, Centre, Kameroen, +237
- Werving
- Mbandjock Health District
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Contact:
- Fidelia Tarla, MSc
- Telefoonnummer: (+237) 677577706
- E-mail: fideliatarla@gmail.com
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Contact:
- Line Dongmo, MPH
- Telefoonnummer: (+237) 675420201
- E-mail: dongmoline@gmail.com
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Beschrijving
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children should be of school-going age.
- Children belong to an authorized school.
- Adult belonging to a household.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children not going to school.
- Children not belonging to an authorized school.
- An adult that cannot be identified with any household.
Studie plan
Hoe is de studie opgezet?
Ontwerpdetails
- Primair doel: Preventie
- Toewijzing: Gerandomiseerd
- Interventioneel model: Parallelle opdracht
- Masker: Geen (open label)
Wapens en interventies
Deelnemersgroep / Arm |
Interventie / Behandeling |
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Actieve vergelijker: Group A-Malaria toolkit
School children shall be trained on key malaria messages with a malaria toolkit.
From the training received, the pupils will carry out awareness-raising in communities with key messages learnt.
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice on malaria
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Geen tussenkomst: Group B-No malaria toolkit
School children shall not be trained on key malaria messages with a malaria toolkit. Pupils will not carry out awareness-raising in communities with key messages. . |
Wat meet het onderzoek?
Primaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Maatregel Beschrijving |
Tijdsspanne |
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Number of school children to be trained with the malaria toolkit in order to educate adults on malaria control in different communities in the Mbandjock Health District
Tijdsspanne: 24 months
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The intervention group will include 209 children to be trained with a toolkit on malaria in order to educate 209 adults in their different communities
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24 months
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Medewerkers en onderzoekers
Onderzoekers
- Studie directeur: Esther Talla, MD, MC-CCAM
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Meer informatie
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Trefwoorden
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Andere studie-ID-nummers
- MCCCAM/10/02/2016
Plan Individuele Deelnemersgegevens (IPD)
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