An intervention study to evaluate the effectiveness of Oral health education to ASHA workers at primary health centers.

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Oral health care knowledge of ASHA workers.

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/02/031008
• Lead Sponsor: Ashwini Marathe

Brief Summary

This is a randomizes,double blinded and parallel group study to evaluate the effectiveness of Oral heath education based on "Training manual on promotion of Oral health care for Health Workers" introduced by NOHP Ministry of Family and Health Welfare, Goverment of India to Accrediated Social Health Activists ( ASHA Workers ). To strengthen the primary oral health care knowledge among ASHA workers at rural primary health centers in Dharwad Taluk.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2021-01-21
• Study Start: 2021-10-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Accrediated social health activists at rural primary health centres Dharwad.

Exclusion Criteria

Accrediated social health activists not willing to participate, not present or on leave while providing Oral health education.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Increase in Oral health care knowledge among Acrediated social health activists.	Oral health education after 4weeks of baseline data collection. Increase in oral health care knowledge analyzed by same questionnaire after 4 weeks of Oral health education

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Increase in oral health care knowledge among rural population under ASHA workers trained using the manual	6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

SDM College of Dental sciences and Hospital; 🇮🇳 Dharwad, KARNATAKA, India

SDM College of Dental sciences and Hospital

🇮🇳Dharwad, KARNATAKA, India

Dr Shodan M

Principal investigator

9886811031

shodanm@gmail.com