Educational intervention for antibiotic awareness among school children

Completed

• Conditions: Educational intervention

• Registration Number: CTRI/2022/01/039628
• Lead Sponsor: Amrita School of Dentistry

Brief Summary

This quasi-experimental study was designed to assess the effectiveness of a training program on the knowledge, attitude and behavior of antimicrobial resistance determinants among high school students (8th-10th grades) in Kerala. The primary outcome measured will be Knowledge Attitude and Behavior (KAB) scores of the study participants. Steps of the study are as follows:

1. Enrolment of the study population

2. Baseline assessment using KAB questionnaire

3. Intervention (educational module) delivered through three sessions including reinforcement at 3rd and 5th months

4. Follow-up assessment using KAB questionnaire after five months

5. Analysis

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-01-24
• Study Completion: 2022-04-26
• Last Update Posted: 2022-09-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

All students (8th to 10th grade) enrolled in the selected school.

Exclusion Criteria

• Students who are unwilling to be a part of the study 2.
• Students whose parents do not give consent are also excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement in Knowledge, Attitude, and Behaviour (KAB) scores	Baseline and after 5 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

KTJM High School; 🇮🇳 Kottayam, KERALA, India

KTJM High School

🇮🇳Kottayam, KERALA, India

Parvathy Balachandran

Principal investigator

8129153947

parvathysree7@gmail.com