A Qualitative Study of Cultural Perception of Health in Rural Guatemala

NCT04149236 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: 19-1828
• Study Type: observational
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The Investigators will be giving a survey to \~100 people in a rural community in Guatemala to discover beliefs and perspectives that the Participants have surrounding various aspects of healthcare. The Investigators aim to do this in order to be able to better serve the population in the community by discovering specific information about them from the Participants and how the Participants about different health practices. The Investigators will answer their research questions through the questionnaire that will allow participants to explain their viewpoints about a variety of medical topics.

Conditions

Qualitative Research; Beliefs

Keywords

Culture

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Prevalence of Gaps in Knowledge Surrounding Health Services

  A survey with yes/no questions whether a participant is aware of health services available to them. Answers will be scored as 1 = Yes/Aware or 0=No/Not Aware.

  Day 1

• Perceptions of Healthcare, as Determined by Agreeability of Statements

  Likert scale responses will be shown to participants who will choose among 5 answers ranging from "Very Much So Disagree" to "Very Much So Agree". The answers chosen will be summed and put into percentages that each answer receives, demonstrating prevalence of those beliefs among the participants.

  Day 1

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 64 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population will consist of local rural Guatemalans that live within 50 km of the clinic site that wish to participate in completing a questionnaire to better inform the clinic of community needs, educational opportunities, and available resources.

You may qualify if:

• Age 18-64
• Willing and able to participate in the questionnaire (if participant is illiterate, they will have the option to have each question and all responses read to them aloud by one of the trained researchers)
• Live in one of the communities within 50 km of the research site
• Those participants born in Guatemala

You may not qualify if:

• \< 18 or \>64 years old
• Decisionally challenged
• Refusal or inability to give consent
• Those born outside of Guatemala
• Those living in areas \> 50 km from the research site

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Colorado, Denver: lead

Study Officials

• James L Martin

  University of Colorado, Denver

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 29, 2019
• First Posted: November 4, 2019
• Study Start: August 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: August 11, 2023
• Study Completion: August 11, 2023
• Last Updated: August 18, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share