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

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

Detailed Description
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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.

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

Conditions
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Health education learning package


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 8 Years
Maximum Age: 12 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Two groups; intervention group that involved schools where HELP will be administered and control group that involved schools that will not receive health education.
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Other: Intervention<br>Children in this group were examined for intestinal parasites and then treated accordingly. Then, 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: Health education learning package<br>* 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).<br>* Other names: HELP;|
| No Intervention: Control<br>Children in this group were examined for intestinal parasites and then treated accordingly. They were follow up for 6 months. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Re-infection rate of intestinal parasitic infections using multiple parasitological and molecular diagnostic techniques | Prevalence rate of Intestinal parasitic infections before and after health education | 6 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Intensity rate of intestinal parasitic infections using multiple parasitological and molecular diagnostic techniques | Intensity rate of Intestinal parasitic infections before and after health education | 6 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections, Soil-transmitted helminth infections, Health education