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

University of Malaya1,142 enrolled

Overview

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.

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

1,142

Conditions

Intestinal Parasitic Infections Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Interventions

Health education learning packageOTHER

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).

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 8 YearsMax age: 12 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

University of Malaya

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

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

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

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

Intensity rate of Intestinal parasitic infections before and after health education

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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