Preference and acceptability of insecticide-treated clothing (ITC) for malaria prevention among rubber tappers in Myanmar
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Malaria preventionPublic Health - Other public healthInfection - Other infectious diseases
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12615000432516
- Lead Sponsor
- Department for International Development (DFID)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 240
Inclusion Criteria
Adult (greater than or equal to 18 years.)
Head of the household and/or a fulltime rubber tapper.
Capable of giving informed consent to participate in the study.
Resident in the study area for at least 5 months from enrollment (until May 2015).
Exclusion Criteria
Are likely to be absent from the plantation during the study period.
Would be unable or unlikely to comply with the study protocol.
History of skin allergy or eczema, or have had a previous adverse reaction to the use of treated bednets other than those that were minor and transient.
Currently pregnant or breastfeeding.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Acceptability of treated clothing trialled. This will be assessed using a pre-determined quantitative acceptability survey that was designed specifically for this study (informed by a previous qualitative investigation into bed net acceptability and preferences). [14 days after the start of the trial of each type of treated or non-treated clothing (first follow-up), 14 days after the crossover (second follow-up) and again 6 weeks later (third follow-up). <br>]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Preference for one of the two types of clothing trialled. This will be assessed using a pre-determined quantitative preference questionnaire that was designed specifically for this study (informed by a previous qualitative investigation into distributed clothing acceptability and preference)<br>[14 days after the start of the trial of each type of treated or non-treated clothing (first follow-up), 14 days after the crossover (second follow-up) and again 6 weeks later (third follow-up). ]