The role of information in the uptake of preventative healthcare

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: The role of information in influencing household decisions to get their child vaccinated against tetanus; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN84560580
• Lead Sponsor: ondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Brief Summary

2018 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29509769 results

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-02-17
• Study Completion: 2018-05-15
• Last Update Posted: 18 March 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 722

Inclusion Criteria

1. Mother with a child aged 0-36 months living in the same household
2. Child has not received three doses of DPT vaccine
3. Mother gives consent to participate in the study
4. Mother intends to remain in the study area for the six months

Exclusion Criteria

1. Child of mother is not aged 0-36 months
2. Child of mother is not living in the same household
3. Child has received three doses of DPT vaccine
4. Mother does not give consent to participate in the study
5. Mother due to emigrate from the study area in the six months

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of study children with three doses of DPT vaccine at endline as verified by the vaccination card or reported by the mother<br><br>Added 08/03/2018:<br>1. Proportion of (index) children with three doses of DPT vaccine at 30 months follow-up as verified by vaccination card or reported by the mother<br>2. Proportion of other children in the household under five years with three doses of DPT vaccine at 30 months follow-up as verified by vaccination card or reported by the mother