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Improving Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices for Malaria Prevention in the Embera Katio Population

NCT06590597 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 118

Last updated 2024-09-19

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Summary

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention compared to regular education in improving knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) for the prevention of malaria among indigenous people of the Embera Katío ethnic group in the department of Córdoba (Colombia). Methods: Intervention study with a quasi-experimental design with a control group carried out in three phases: (I) design of the educational intervention, (II) validation of the content of the educational intervention by expert judgement, and (III) implementation of a quasi-experimental study with two groups: intervention (n=60) and control (n=58). The intervention consisted of 4 modules delivered in an equal number of face-to-face sessions using educational strategies such as lectures, guided discussions, workshops, and a primer designed for the study. The control group received the usual education provided by the Ministry of Health. The Pan American Health Organization\'s instrument \"Survey on knowledge, attitudes and practices in addressing malaria in indigenous communities\" was used to measure for pre-intervention and post-intervention knowledge, attitudes, practices, and total scores. Results: In the content validation phase by expert jurors, it was found that the four modules obtained adequate content validity indexes ranging between 0.83 and 0.90. The general linear repeated measures models showed a positive effect of the educational intervention on the KAP scores (p\<0.001), indicating an effect size of 91% in knowledge, 49% in attitudes, 85% in practices and 93% of the total score. Conclusion: The educational intervention was effective in improving knowledge, attitudes and practices for malaria prevention in the indigenous population of the Embera Katío community in the Department of Córdoba.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION FOR MALARIA PREVENTION

The intervention consisted of 4 modules administered in the same number of face-to-face sessions in which educational strategies such as classes, guided discussions, workshops and a booklet designed for the study were used.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad de Antioquia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • MARIA Rodríguez Gázquez · Universidad de Antioquia

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-03-05
Primary Completion
2024-05-20
Completion
2024-05-30

Countries

  • Colombia

Study Locations

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