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Effectiveness of a disaster preparedness intervention for earthquake affected communities in Nepal

Not Applicable
Registration Number
CTRI/2018/02/011688
Lead Sponsor
Institute of Behavioral Science University of ColoradoBoulder
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Applicable
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

age 18-65; available to attend 3-day intervention training; able to understand consent procedures; resident of community and present in community during earthquakes in April and May 2015.

Exclusion Criteria

unable to attend the 3-day intervention training; unable to understand consent procedures

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Significant differences in the following primary outcomes at Time 2 (2 weeks after the intervention) between the group that received the intervention and the one that had not yet received the intervention: <br/ ><br>Disaster preparedness <br/ ><br>Depression symptoms <br/ ><br>PTSD symptoms <br/ ><br>Social cohesion <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 3 time points (baseline, 2 weeks post intervention, 4 weeks post intervention)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Significant differences in the following secondary outcomes at Time 2 (2 weeks post intervention) between the group that received the intervention and the one that had not yet received the intervention: <br/ ><br>Help-seeking â?? mental health related <br/ ><br>Help-giving â?? mental health related <br/ ><br>Help-seeking â?? disaster preparation related <br/ ><br>Help-giving â?? disaster preparation relatedTimepoint: 3 time points (baseline, 2 weeks after the intervention and 4 weeks after the intervention)
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