NCT05378438

Impact of Microbe Literacy Initiative on Improved Vaccine Uptake in Peri-urban Slum Areas in Kathmandu, Nepal

Impact of Microbe Literacy Initiative on Improved Vaccine Uptake in Peri-urban Slum Areas in Kathmandu, Nepal: A Community Based Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,252 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Nepal Health Research Council · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study is designed to assess the impact of the first introduction of microscope-based health education on people's attitude and practice towards disease prevention in Nepal, measured by vaccine acceptance rate. Such health education has an important role to play in communities where vaccine acceptance is low.

Conditions

• Vaccine Acceptance

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Microbe literacy Program in the form of workshop	Two to Three hours of workshop on microbe literacy will be conducted as an intervention. Workshop includes discussion on various common microorganisms causing diseases, their sources, relationship with surroundings and management. Prime focus of the session will be on management via treatments and risk reduction via vaccination.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-07-15
• Primary completion: 2022-09-30
• Completion: 2023-04-17
• First posted: 2022-05-18
• Last updated: 2022-07-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Nepal