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
Studieoversikt
Status
Forhold
Intervensjon / Behandling
Studietype
Registrering (Forventet)
Fase
- Ikke aktuelt
Kontakter og plasseringer
Studiesteder
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Pondicherry, India, 605107
- Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital
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Deltakelseskriterier
Kvalifikasjonskriterier
Alder som er kvalifisert for studier
- Barn
- Voksen
- Eldre voksen
Tar imot friske frivillige
Kjønn som er kvalifisert for studier
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 studiet utformet?
Designdetaljer
- Primært formål: Forebygging
- Tildeling: N/A
- Intervensjonsmodell: Enkeltgruppeoppdrag
- Masking: Ingen (Open Label)
Våpen og intervensjoner
Deltakergruppe / Arm |
Intervensjon / Behandling |
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Eksperimentell: 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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Hva måler studien?
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
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
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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Samarbeidspartnere og etterforskere
Etterforskere
- Hovedetterforsker: Arun G Ghorpade, MD, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Pondicherry
Studierekorddatoer
Studer hoveddatoer
Studiestart
Primær fullføring (Forventet)
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først innsendt
Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
Først lagt ut (Anslag)
Oppdateringer av studieposter
Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Anslag)
Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
Sist bekreftet
Mer informasjon
Begreper knyttet til denne studien
Ytterligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre studie-ID-numre
- IEC-49/2012
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