An interventional study of Rabies Information Education and Communication Material in Rabies, Health Education and Public Health, sponsored by Maulana Azad Medical College. Completed at 1 site in India. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-01-27.
Sponsored by Maulana Azad Medical College · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
Background: Rabies is a fatal disease that can be avoided by treating animal bites promptly. Hence, post-exposure prophylaxis is critical. As a result, the National Rabies Control Program was approved under the 12th five-year plan in India. One of its strategies is to engage in Information, Education and Communication activities. Social media provides an opportunity for the quick and easy dissemination of research but is constrained by a lack of peer review and the risk of misinterpretation. The efficacy of a novel social media-based knowledge dissemination strategy for rabies prevention was tested in this study.
Methods: An experimental study design was followed, wherein 144 preclinical medical students of Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, India were included in each control and test group. The test group was administered the intervention, which exposed the participants to health education material via social media across a span of 30 days. Participants' knowledge, attitude and practices were observed before and after the study duration.
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The participants in this study arm were administered no intervention.
The participants in this arm were administered the following intervention: The test group was administered the rabies IEC material available on the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) website (https://ncdc.gov.in/index1.php?page=1\&ipp=All\&lang=1\&level=2\&sublinkid=502\&lid=428) in English and Hindi languages using a WhatsApp broadcast every 3 days for 30 days, in a cyclical manner. This material includes brochures, posters, short films, and informative documents designed to educate the general public about rabies prevention and post-exposure prophylaxis practices. Text messages, encouraging the participants to go through the material, were also a part of this intervention.
Other: Rabies Information Education and Communication Material
The test group was administered the rabies IEC material available on the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) website (https://ncdc.gov.in/index1.php?page=1\&ipp=All\&lang=1\&level=2\&sublinkid=502\&lid=428) in English and Hindi languages using a WhatsApp broadcast every 3 days for 30 days, in a cyclical manner. This material includes brochures, posters, short films, and informative documents designed to educate the general public about rabies prevention and post-exposure prophylaxis practices. Text messages, encouraging the participants to go through the material, were also a part of this intervention.
To measure the impact of a social media-based dissemination strategy on information dissemination and retention for rabies IEC material among preclinical medical students
The responses obtained through a KAP questionnaire were entered into an MS Excel file and analyzed using SPSS version 24. The responses were scored +1 for the correct answer, -1 for the incorrect answer, and 0 for the "Don't know" answer. Aggregated scores were categorized using Bloom's cut-off points for each of the 3 sections (knowledge, attitude, and practices): "good", if the score was between 80 and 100%, "moderate" if the score was between 60 and 79%, and "poor" if the score was less than 60%. Means and percentages of responses were calculated for both test and control groups, before and after the intervention. The changes in responses for both groups were measured and compared.
Time frame: 2 months
Plan to share: No
Ran from Jul 2022 to primary completion in Aug 2022, 1 month.
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