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

NCT06590597 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CEI-FE 2021-37
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 118
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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

Malaria

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES FOR MALARIA PREVENTION

  SCORES ON KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES

  6 MONTHS

Study Arms (2)

GRUPO EXPERIMENTAL

EXPERIMENTAL

GROUP RECEIVING EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION

Behavioral: EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION FOR MALARIA PREVENTION

GRUPO CONTROL

NO INTERVENTION

GROUP RECEIVING USUAL CARE

Interventions

EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION FOR MALARIA PREVENTION BEHAVIORAL

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.

GRUPO EXPERIMENTAL

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Living in the Alto Sinú region Belonging to the Embera Katio community

You may not qualify if:

• Failure to attend one of the sessions scheduled to receive the intervention Incomplete response to at least 20% of the questionnaire Voluntary withdrawal from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad de Antioquia: lead

Study Sites (1)

CORDOBA

Montería, Departamento de Córdoba, Colombia

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Malaria

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Protozoan Infections; Parasitic Diseases; Infections; Mosquito-Borne Diseases; Vector Borne Diseases

Study Officials

• MARIA Rodríguez Gázquez

  Universidad de Antioquia

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Ph.D in Public Health

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 31, 2024
• First Posted: September 19, 2024
• Study Start: March 5, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 20, 2024
• Study Completion: May 30, 2024
• Last Updated: September 19, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CO (1)