Effect of Health Education on Water Handling Practices in Rural Pondicherry

Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Bacteriological Quality of Water; Drinking Water Handling Practice; Knowledge of Water Borne Diseases

Treatments: Behavioral: Health education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01837836

IEC-49/2012

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the drinking water handling practices at household level and to determine the effect of health education on the drinking water handling. Participants from study villages, mainly homemakers, school children and water tank operators who are willing to participate, will be targeted.

Baseline assessment of household practices related to water will be done. Followed by a health education regarding the healthy practices will be given to them. Practice of household water chlorination will be promoted. The healthy behavior will be reinforced through reminders and community activities of self help groups for one year.

The study participants will be benefited from survey in terms of

1. Improved knowledge and practices of drinking water handling
2. Risk reduction of water borne illness to family members

Enrollment: 980 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subjects of five study villages

Exclusion criteria

• Those who anticipate to move out of study area in next one year

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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980 participants in 1 patient group

Health education

Experimental group

Description:

The arm includes all the villages under study. Health education will be provided targeting following groups: 1. Home makers 2. School children 3. Water tank operators.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Health education