Motivational interviewing for ASHA and Anganwadi workers to bring about behavior change related to oral health at Kaiwara

Completed

Conditions: ASHA and Anganwadi workers of PHC in Kaiwara

Registration Number: CTRI/2017/01/007700

Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Dental Sciences

Brief Summary: **AIM:** To assess the effectiveness ofmotivational interviewing to facilitate behavioral change among health workersat Kaiwara.

**OBJECTIVES:**

1.  To assess if oral health is incorporated in health promoting activitiesof health workers and to identify the barriers for incorporation of oral healthcomponent.

2. To motivate health workers to incorporate oral health component in their health promoting activity through Motivational Interviewing.

3. To assess the incorporation of oral health component in health promoting activities post intervention at the interval of 1, 2 and 3 months.

     **7.MATERIALS AND METHODS**.

**7.1SOURCE OF DATA**

Administrativelimits of Primary Health Center (PHC) of Kaiwara, which is the rural fieldpractice area of the Department of Public Health Dentistry of M S RamaiahDental College, Bangalore.

Study subjects: Healthworkers of Primary Health Care centre of   Kaiwara.

Sample size :All the ASHA and Anganwadi workers under Primary Health Care centre in Kaiwara.

**STUDYDESIGN**: Interventional study

**INCLUSION CRITERIA**

Anganwadi and ASHA workers underPrimary Health Care centre in Kaiwara

**7.2   METHOD OF COLLECTING DATA**

The study hasbeen drafted into three phases as follows:

Informed consent: Written informedconsent will be taken from the subjects.

Sociodemographic details will be collected.

**Phase I**:

1)      To assess if oral health component isincorporated in health promoting activities among community health workers.

2)      To identify the barriers for incorporatingoral health component .

**Phase II:**

1)      Tomotivate health workers to incorporate oral health component in their healthpromoting activity through Motivational Interviewing approach.

**Phase III:**

1)      Booster sessions will beconducted at 3 intervals ie 1,2,3 months.

2) Questionnairewill be given to assess incorporation of oral health component postintervention at 3 intervals ie 1,2 and 3 months later.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

All the ASHA and Anganwadi workers who work in PHC of Kaiwara.

Exclusion Criteria

THe ASHA and Anganwadi workers who were absent on day of intervention.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess if oral health component is included in their general health promoting activities	To assess if oral health component is included in their general health promoting activities

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess if oral health component is included in their general health promoting activities post Motivational Interviewing and health education	1st,2nd and 3rd month

Trial Locations

Locations (1): Primary Health Centre, Kaiwara
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Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India
Primary Health Centre, Kaiwara
🇮🇳Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India
Sneha Shenoy K
Principal investigator
9844994993
sne.shen@gmail.com