Effect of Health Education on Water Handling Practices in Rural Pondicherry
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interventional
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the drinking water handling practices at household level and to determine the effect of health education on the drinking water handling. Participants from study villages, mainly homemakers, school children and water tank operators who are willing to participate, will be targeted. Baseline assessment of household practices related to water will be done. Followed by a health education regarding the healthy practices will be given to them. Practice of household water chlorination will be promoted. The healthy behavior will be reinforced through reminders and community activities of self help groups for one year. The study participants will be benefited from survey in terms of
- 1.Improved knowledge and practices of drinking water handling
- 2.Risk reduction of water borne illness to family members
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 2013
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 18, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 23, 2013
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2014
CompletedApril 23, 2013
April 1, 2013
1 year
April 18, 2013
April 22, 2013
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Number of subjects following hygienic drinking water handling practices
Outcome measure will be assessed at baseline and after one year of health education intervention.
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Number of subjects with improved knowledge and practices related to water borne illnesses
Outcome measure will be assessed at baseline and after one year of health education intervention.
Other Outcomes (1)
Number of household drinking water samples with improved bacteriological quality
Outcome measure will be assessed at baseline and after one year of health education intervention.
Study Arms (1)
Health education
EXPERIMENTALThe arm includes all the villages under study. Health education will be provided targeting following groups: 1. Home makers 2. School children 3. Water tank operators.
Interventions
Health education will include 1. Importance and demonstration of hygienic practices for safe drinking water 2. Promotion of water purification 3. Capacity building of community for safe water availability.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Subjects of five study villages
You may not qualify if:
- Those who anticipate to move out of study area in next one year
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital
Puducherry, Puducherry, 605107, India
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Arun G Ghorpade, MD
Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Pondicherry
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 18, 2013
First Posted
April 23, 2013
Study Start
April 1, 2013
Primary Completion
April 1, 2014
Last Updated
April 23, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-04