Clinical trial NCT05784649: Effects of Health Education Programs on the Health of Rural Pregnant Women in China
Official title: Effects of Health Education Programs on Maternal Health Literacy, Health-promoting Behaviors and Empowerment of Rural Pregnant Women in China
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Health Literacy
Keywords: health literacy
Lead sponsor: University of Malaya
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-03-27
Enrollment: 105
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to design, introduce, conduct, and evaluate health education programs to improve maternal health literacy, health-promoting behaviors, and empowerment of pregnant women in China.

Detailed description: After being informed about the study and potential risks, the quasi-experimental study will be conducted. All the pregnant women who meet the inclusion criteria will be marked as numbers in the first inspection time of the second trimester. And then the odd number will be assigned to an intervention group, while the even number will be distributed to the control group which ensures that they have an equal chance of receiving the intervention.The interventions of the control group will receive the routine health education proposed by relevant experts in China which are chosen by the Chinse Medical Association. The interventions of the intervention group will receive routine health education and individual counsel on health-promoting behaviours based on the health promotion model .

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Adult pregnant women;
2. Basic reading and comprehension skills;
3. Can use WeChat app;
4. Can complete all evaluations;
5. Willing to receive guidance and change.
6. The home address shown on the identification card is in a rural area.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Threatened abortion;
2. Premature rupture of membranes;
3. Serious complication;
4. Be absent from health education more than 2 times;
5. Have psychic or mental problems.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change from Baseline scores of maternal health literacy at 3 months and 5 months
timeFrame: The changes in the scores will be evaluated before the first month (6 to 13+6 weeks), after 3 months (25 to 28 weeks), and 5 months (33 to 36 weeks) of the intervention.
measure: Change from Baseline scores of health-promoting behaviors at 3 months and 5 months
timeFrame: The changes in the scores will be evaluated before the first month (6 to 13+6 weeks), after 3 months (25 to 28 weeks), and 5 months (33 to 36 weeks) of the intervention.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change from Baseline scores of empowerment at 3 months and 5 months
timeFrame: The changes in the scores will be evaluated before the first month (6 to 13+6 weeks), after 3 months (25 to 28 weeks), and 5 months (33 to 36 weeks) of the intervention.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Kuala Lumpur
country: Malaysia
facility: Faculty of medicine
state: None Selected
Study officials:
affiliation: univerisiti malaya
name: Mei Chan Chong, Dr.
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: universiti malaya
name: Yanjia Liu, Dr.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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