Prevalence of Geophagy and Knowledge About Its Health Effects Among Native Sub-Saharan Africa, Caribbean and South America Healthy Adults Living in France

Completed

• Conditions: Geophagia
• Interventions: Other: Questionnaire about geophagia (knowledge about soil/clay consumption and knowledge of the health effects of geophagy)

• Registration Number: NCT03948126
• Lead Sponsor: CHU de Reims

Brief Summary

Since geophagy is widespread among women from Sub-Saharan Africa, South America and the Caribbean, we aimed to determine the frequency of geophagy and the level of knowledge about its health effects among healthy adults originating from these countries and attending a travel medicine and international vaccination consultation in France.

Detailed Description

Since geophagy is widespread among women from Sub-Saharan Africa, South America and the Caribbean, we aimed to determine the frequency of geophagy and the level of knowledge about its health effects among healthy adults originating from these countries and attending a travel medicine and international vaccination consultation in France.

A cross-sectional study was performed in the consultation for travel medicine and international vaccination in Reims University Hospital, France. All adult travellers who were natives of Sub Saharan Africa, South America and the Caribbean or born in France of parents from these countries were eligible to complete a confidential questionnaire about geophagy, which was defined as eating soil or clay. Descriptive analysis was performed.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2016-09-01
• Study Completion: 2016-09-01
• Status Verified: 2019-05
• Study First Submitted: 2019-05-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-05-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-05-10
• Study First Posted: 2019-05-13
• Last Update Posted: 2019-05-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 101

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
travel medicine	Questionnaire about geophagia (knowledge about soil/clay consumption and knowledge of the health effects of geophagy)	Healthy adults originating from Sub-Saharan Africa, South America and the Caribbean and attending a travel medicine and international vaccination consultation in France.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of geophagia	Day 0	percentage of adults with geophagia

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Awareness about iron-deficient anaemia	Day 0	percentage of awareness about iron-deficient anaemia
Awareness about constipation	Day 0	percentage of awareness about constipation
Awareness about soil-transmitted intestinal parasitic infections	Day 0	percentage of awareness about soil-transmitted intestinal parasitic infections
Awareness about intestinal occlusion	Day 0	percentage of awareness about intestinal occlusion

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Damien JOLLY; 🇫🇷 Reims, France