NCT05784649

Effects of Health Education Programs on the Health of Rural Pregnant Women in China

Effects of Health Education Programs on Maternal Health Literacy, Health-promoting Behaviors and Empowerment of Rural Pregnant Women in China

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 105 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Malaya · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to design, introduce, conduct, and evaluate health education programs to improve maternal health literacy, health-promoting behaviors, and empowerment of pregnant women in China.

Detailed description

After being informed about the study and potential risks, the quasi-experimental study will be conducted. All the pregnant women who meet the inclusion criteria will be marked as numbers in the first inspection time of the second trimester. And then the odd number will be assigned to an intervention group, while the even number will be distributed to the control group which ensures that they have an equal chance of receiving the intervention.The interventions of the control group will receive the routine health education proposed by relevant experts in China which are chosen by the Chinse Medical Association. The interventions of the intervention group will receive routine health education and individual counsel on health-promoting behaviours based on the health promotion model .

Conditions

• Health Literacy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	health education	The health education program will be conducted on the WeChat platform. The contents of health education include 1) knowledge about how to prevent anemia during pregnancy; 2) self-care education videos such as breastfeeding; 3) online courses on how to manage weight during pregnancy, and how to keep good emotions, etc.; 4) Nutrition and lifestyle guidance; 5) knowledge about recognition and prevention of risk factors or diseases: abortion, toxic substances, premature birth. The contents of health education will be totally shared 5 times from 12 weeks to 36 weeks in the pregnancy and once a month on the platform. Every participant should reply "read" after learning the contents. if they have any questions, they can reply for "help" for further connection with health professionals.
BEHAVIORAL	individual counsel	The participants will receive the same health education as the control group. The pregnant women will have one routine checkup a month from 12 weeks to 36 weeks in the hospital. And they will receive counseling with a midwife and a doctor after every routine checkup. The counseling will have a total of 5 times and once a month, 45 minutes per time. The professionals will evaluate health-promoting behaviors such as nutrition and physical activity based on the procedure of the health promotion model. The model includes four continued parts: prior behaviors; personal influences; interpersonal Influences; commitment to a plan of action. Finally, the professionals will give person-centered advice to help the participants practice the content of health education, keep health-promoting behaviors, and achieve a healthy lifestyle.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-05-01
• Primary completion: 2023-10-30
• Completion: 2024-05-06
• First posted: 2023-03-27
• Last updated: 2024-05-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Malaysia