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

University of Malaya

Status: Completed

Conditions: Health Literacy

Treatments: Other: health education; Behavioral: individual counsel

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05784649

20230228

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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 .

Enrollment: 105 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Adult pregnant women;
2. Basic reading and comprehension skills;
3. Can use WeChat app;
4. Can complete all evaluations;
5. Willing to receive guidance and change.
6. The home address shown on the identification card is in a rural area.

Exclusion criteria

1. Threatened abortion;
2. Premature rupture of membranes;
3. Serious complication;
4. Be absent from health education more than 2 times;
5. Have psychic or mental problems.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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105 participants in 2 patient groups

control group

Other group

Description:

The interventions of the control group will receive the routine health education proposed by relevant experts in China which are chosen by the Chinese Medical Association.

Treatment:

Other: health education

intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

The interventions of the intervention group will include routine health education. And then the participants will have individual counsel about health-promoting behaviors with a midwife and a doctor. The counseling will be based on the procedure of the health promotion model.

Treatment:

Behavioral: individual counsel