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

Nepal Health Research Council

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Vaccine Acceptance

Treatments: Other: Microbe literacy Program in the form of workshop

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05378438

39/2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 1,252 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• People aged 18 years or older who are resident of the study target area
• People who stayed at least for 6 months on the area of study
• People who agrees with the procedure of study and follow ups visits
• People who provide consent for their participation will be recruited in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• People under 18 years of age will not be enrolled into study due to their limitation of understanding and implementation of the content of workshop given as intervention.
• People who do not wish to participate in the trial
• Those with currently ongoing court hearing and deprive of freedom will not be enrolled for the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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1,252 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Arm

Experimental group

Description:

Participants allocated in this arm will be approached for a workshop related to microbe literacy. Using a microscope, live demonstration of the biological samples brought by the participants will be carried out by the team of researchers. Participants will be assisted to place biological materials under the microscope, manipulate the slides and discover the profusion of microbial life from the immediate environment. The session will be followed by question and answer round related to concurrent hygiene practices and basic sanitation to prevent infections including vaccines.

Treatment:

Other: Microbe literacy Program in the form of workshop

Control arm

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in this arm will be consented for the study and baseline data collection will be made but there will not be any intervention. Data will be collected for baseline as well as post interventional vaccination status among the studied population.