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Effect of Health Information Package Program on Knowledge and Compliance Among Pregnant Women With Anemia

NCT04661865 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 196

Last updated 2021-08-04

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Summary

Problem description: low compliance with iron supplementation of Saudi pregnant women with anemia is a serious public health concern. The objectives of the study are to determine the effectiveness of the Health Information Package Program (HIP program) in Saudi anemic pregnant women on their compliance with iron supplementation, and level of hemoglobin. Methodology: Randomized Controlled Trial will be conducted on 196 Saudi anemic pregnant women attending the Maternity and Children Hospital in Saudi Arabia their gestational age between 14 and less than 20 weeks. All participants will receive iron supplementation and they will learn how to take tablets. They will randomly assign to two intervention and control groups (98 each) using a computer-generated table of random numbers.

The intervention group will receive a PowerPoint presentation of the Health Information Package Program (HIP program) that will be introduced by the principal investigator, combined with PowerPoint slides to educate women about anemia in pregnancy and send it to them via Whatsapp application while the control group will receive usual care. The participants will be informed about the nature and aim of the study with assuring confidentiality and anonymity. Expected outcome: Health Information Package Program (HIP program) will be effective in terms of increasing women's knowledge regarding anemia during pregnancy, increase compliance with iron supplementation, and hemoglobin level.

Conditions

  • Knowledge
  • Anemia
  • Pregnant Women

Interventions

OTHER

Health Information Package Program (HIP program )

Fifteen minutes PowerPoint presentation will be introduced to women to increase women's educational experience and raise their level of engagement and commitment. The principal investigator will narrate the video record with PowerPoint slides and it was recorded as a video and will include information regarding the introduction to pregnancy, causes and predisposing factors of iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy, signs and symptoms, prevention, management of iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy that includes iron therapy, iron supplementation, dietary management. Content validity for the information in the video will be done by sending it to three experts in maternity nursing. Iron supplementation will be given to all participants who will start by sixteen weeks of pregnancy and they will receive information regarding the proper usage of iron supplements.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Jouf University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-01
Primary Completion
2021-04-30
Completion
2021-05-31

Countries

  • Saudi Arabia

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