Thalassemia Knowledge in Young People of Indonesia

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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There is still an ongoing lack of awareness about thalassemia among Indonesians despite high disease prevalence, and this is associated with poor implementation of preventive and promotive measures. Thalassemia experts argue that education and raising awareness about thalassemia must be done from an early age in order to relieve the heavy disease burden of thalassemia, especially in Indonesia as it is geographically located in the thalassemia belt. In spite of this, there has been limited research on public perception towards thalassemia in Indonesia, particularly among young people. In this study, the researcher will ask young people in Indonesia between the age of 15-24 who are currently attending high school or university-level education to fill in an online survey. The survey consists of questions about the participants' demographic information as well as their knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) scores towards thalassemia. The study is expected to run from December 2020 to March 2021, with the online survey distributed in January 2021. Data collection will immediately follow, and it will be analyzed using univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis using the appropriate statistical tests. The findings gathered from this study will be vital in providing new insight into how the youth sees thalassemia in Indonesia. Such public health information will prove to be important in designing successful thalassemia intervention and education programs for Indonesian youth.

Detailed Description
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Research concept In this study, the researcher will ask young people in Indonesia between the age of 15-24 who are currently attending high school or university-level education to fill in an online survey. The survey consists of questions about the participants' demographic information as well as their knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) scores towards thalassemia. The study is expected to run from December 2020 to March 2021, with the online survey distributed in January 2021. Data collection will immediately follow, and it will be analysed using univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis using the appropriate statistical tests. Study design To evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of Indonesian youth, the study design used will be observational, cross-sectional. An online questionnaire developed by the research team along with several experts is expected to be disseminated to the target population in January 2021. In light of the ongoing pandemic, this is expected to be a nationwide study where most of the work is done via online methods. Place and period of study This study will be conducted via online survey due to the ongoing pandemic situation. The study is expected to run from December 2020 to March 2021.

Official Title
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Thalassemia in Indonesia: Current Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Among Young People

Conditions
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Thalassemia

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Survey participants are based in Indonesia Survey participants are between the age of 15-24 and currently attending high school or university level education Survey participants include both thalassemia-affected patients and non-patients Survey participants have understood and given their consent for the research Exclusion Criteria: Currently not studying/living in Indonesia Below the age of 15 or above 24 No consent is given

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 15 Years
Maximum Age: 24 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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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Youth<br>Young people in Indonesia between the age of 15-24 who are currently attending high school or university-level education to fill in our online survey. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Indonesian youth's level of knowledge on thalassemia | To determine the relationships among Indonesian youth's demographic, education and socioeconomic level to their knowledge of thalassemia via a validated self-developed questionnaire. Knowledge will be assessed through question of common knowledges surrounding thalassemia, a final score (out of 100) will be used as representation of knowledge level (0-25: poor, 25-50 moderate, 51-75 good, and 76-100 very good) will be evaluated after participants answer all the questions. | Baseline, pre-intervention | 
| Indonesian youth's attitude towards thalassemia | To determine the relationships among Indonesian youth's demographic, education and socioeconomic level to their attitude towards thalassemia via a validated self-developed questionnaire. (using a Likert scale of 1 to 4 - with 1 being strongly agree and 4 strongly disagree) | Baseline, pre-intervention | 
| Indonesian youth's practice towards thalassemia | To determine the relationships among Indonesian youth's demographic, education and socioeconomic level to their action and practice towards prevention of thalassemia via a validated self-developed questionnaire. (using a Likert scale of 1 to 4 - with 1 being strongly agree and 4 strongly disagree) | Baseline, pre-intervention | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Willingness to undergo thalassemia screening | To determine Indonesian youth's willingness (using a Likert scale of 1 to 4 - with 1 being strongly agree and 4 strongly disagree) to undergo thalassemia screening independently | Baseline, pre-intervention | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Thalassemia, Indonesia, Youth