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NCT Number: NCT03930901

Impact of Health Education Learning Package Against Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Orang Asli Children

A health education learning package (HELP) has been improved and evaluated for its impact against intestinal parasitic infections among Orang Asli schoolchildren in West Malaysia. 13 schools were allocated into two groups (intervention and control groups) and the impact of HELP was evaluated after 3 and 6 months of baseline assessment and HELP intervention.

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Key information

Conditions

Intestinal Parasitic Infections Adherence Interventions Behavior Health Behavior Health Education Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Medication Adherence Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patient Compliance Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Age range

8 year–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Malaya

Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia

About this study

This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of an improved health education learning package (HELP) against intestinal parasitic infections among Orang Asli schoolchildren in West Malaysia. The package has been tested by a pilot study in 2013 among children in 2 schools in Pahang state.

In the current study, HELP package has been improved and children from 13 primary schools in 11 districts of six states in Peninsular Malaysia were allocated into two groups (intervention and control groups) and the impact of HELP was evaluated after 3 and 6 months of baseline assessment and HELP intervention.

The evaluation involved soil-transmitted helminth infections and intestinal protozoa infections.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Grade 2 - 6
  • Orang Asli ethnicity
  • Schools exclusively for Orang Asli

Exclusion criteria

  • Grade 1
  • Chronic sever diseases
  • no consent
  • schools for mixed population groups

Treatment and study plan

Health education learning package

Other

Health education learning package (HELP) was introduced to children in the selected schools. The package involved different items and activities during the study period, e.g. comic booklet on the intestinal parasitic infections, stand banners, posters, lectures, songs, drawing competition, puppet show, lectures, with a toolkit that involved soap, slipper (plastic clogs shoes), & nail clipper).

Other names: HELP

Primary outcomes

  1. Re-infection rate of intestinal parasitic infections using multiple parasitological and molecular diagnostic techniques

    Time frame: 6 months

    Prevalence rate of Intestinal parasitic infections before and after health education

Secondary outcomes

  1. Intensity rate of intestinal parasitic infections using multiple parasitological and molecular diagnostic techniques

    Time frame: 6 months

    Intensity rate of Intestinal parasitic infections before and after health education

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Malaya

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Impact of Health Education Learning Package Against Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Orang Asli Schoolchildren in Malaysia

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2018
First posted
Apr 29, 2019
Registry last updated
Apr 29, 2019

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