Clinical trial NCT06312462: Health Education Model Led by Community Health Volunteers.
Official title: A Survey on the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Students Regarding Schistosomiasis Through a Health Education Model Led by Community Health Volunteers.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Schistosomiasis
Health Education
Keywords: Schistosomiasis
CHVs
KAP
Lead sponsor: Pemba Ministry of Health Zanzibar
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-03-15
Enrollment: 400
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 7
Maximum age (years): 15
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: This model evaluates the effectiveness of schistosomiasis health education led by community health volunteers by training the volunteers on Pemba Island and having them conduct health education for local students. It also discusses the feasibility of promoting this model in Africa.
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: The goal of this intervention study is to investigate the level of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of students on schistosomiasis in Pemba Island. It aims to test the effectiveness of establishing a widely applicable Community Health Volunteers model in the Zanzibar region and explore the feasibility of promoting this model in other areas of Africa. This study also aims to provide valuable insights and references for global schistosomiasis prevention and control efforts.

Detailed description: The main questions it aims to answer are:

Conducting a survey to understand the current knowledge levels, attitudes, and relevant health behaviors of Pemba Island students towards schistosomiasis.

Performing qualitative research to analyze the factors influencing students' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to schistosomiasis, as well as observing the facilitators and barriers to conducting health education among student groups, in order to provide a scientific basis for targeted intervention measures.

Testing the effectiveness of establishing a widely applicable community health volunteer model in the Zanzibar region and exploring the feasibility of promoting this model in other regions of Africa, thereby providing insights and references for global schistosomiasis prevention and control efforts.

Participants will select fourth and fifth grade students from two schools located in high-risk schistosomiasis prevalence areas on Pemba Island, with Kilindi Primary School as the intervention group and Shumba Viamboni or Chambani primary school as the control group from Feb 2024 to Feb 2025. Apart from the KAP survey, urine samples will be collected from students three times at least and the prevalence confirmed to compare the effectiveness of the two groups.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Individuals whose grades fall within the scope of the survey Students who have not received health education intervention on schistosomiasis conducted by community health volunteers Students or parents who agree to sign informed consent and participate in the study Students residing in schistosomiasis-endemic areas

Exclusion Criteria:

* Students whose grades are not within the scope of the survey Students who have already received health education intervention on schistosomiasis Students or parents who refuse to sign informed consent or participate in the study Students who have been diagnosed with other serious illnesses.

Primary outcomes:
measure: change in infection rate
timeFrame: before the intervention, six months after the intervention, and at the end of the one-year observation period
measure: Change in Knowledge Level
timeFrame: before the intervention, six months after the intervention, and at the end of the one-year observation period
measure: Attitudes Changes
timeFrame: before the intervention, six months after the intervention, and at the end of the one-year observation period
measure: Behaviors Changes
timeFrame: before the intervention, six months after the intervention, and at the end of the one-year observation period
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Student satisfaction survey
timeFrame: before the intervention, six months after the intervention, and at the end of the one-year observation period.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Pemba
country: Tanzania
facility: Neglected tropical diseases in Pemba
state: CharkChark
Study officials:
affiliation: NTD office in Pemba
name: Saleh Juma, MSc
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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