School Based Interventions on Prevention and Control of Malaria

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Knowledge on Malaria and behaviour of community on malaria

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/05/033786
• Lead Sponsor: Shri NPV Ramaswamy Udayar Research fellow

Brief Summary

This trial is a school based malaria educational intervention study to assess the knowledge of school children on malaria and behaviour of community on malaria and dengue. with the educational intervention on malaria and dengue in school children reduce the prevalence of malaria and dengue.

Changes:  Along with the Malaria, "Dengue" condition also added for this study and with the amendments to EC, received new EC approval letter on 7/04/2021. Remaining everything is same as registered in the trial

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-02-08
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Closed to Recruitment of Participants
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• Willing to participate in study 2.
• Studying X, XI and XII class 3.
• Aged between 14 to 17 years 4.
• Read and understand English and Tamil.

Exclusion Criteria

• 1.Unwilling parents/participants 2.
• Systemic/general illness 3.
• Unable to understand and respond to the questions.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Increase in knowledge of school children on prevention and control of malaria	first month and 3 month (Reinforcement) and then 6 th month (Reinforcement)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
No Secondary outcome	0

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Chennai Girls Higher Secondary School; 🇮🇳 Chennai, TAMIL NADU, India

Chennai Higher Secondary School; 🇮🇳 Chennai, TAMIL NADU, India

Chennai Girls Higher Secondary School

🇮🇳Chennai, TAMIL NADU, India

Ms Roja Chokkara

Principal investigator

8106262138

chokkararoja@sriramachandra.edu.in