A behavioral intervention among householders in the Kurunegala district to prevent dengue infection: A randomized control trial

INTERVENTION: Study setting It will be conducted in the highly epidemic Medical Officers of Health (MOH) area in the Kurunegala district Randomization The total number of households (those selected six pairs of matched clusters) belongs to the MOH area, will be randomized into two arms (intervention arm and the control arm) using the computer generator method (simple randomization) after selecting the participants in each cluster by third‐party assignment to prevent the selection bias. Intervention The overall goal of the intervention package is to “change the behaviours of the community to prevent dengue in a highly epidemic MOH area in Kurunegala districtâ€?. This is to be achieved using a Communication for behavioural Impact (COMBI) plan. Prior to developing a proper COMBI plan, Situational Market Analysis for Communication Keys (SMACK) was conducted to develop Specific Behavioural Objectives (SBOs). It was conducted by quantitative assessment (Part A) and qualitative assessment (Part B). Designing of the COMBI plan was done according to WHO 10 steps using the data from above assessments (Parks & Lloyd, 2004; The Communication Initiative Team, 2004; WHO et al., 2012; HEB, 2017). Developed and piloted intervention will be implemented at the cluster level. A cluster will consist of 25 householders.25 householders from one randomly selected Grama niladhari division (GN division) will be gathered into a closest community gathering area and the sessions will be conducted. Altogether 150 (25x6) will be trained to change the behaviour to prevent dengue. The intervention will be applied as a single session for each cluster of 25 householders and following up at the household level once a week for four weeks. Post‐interventional assessment will be conducted after three months of completion of the intervention. Details of intervention package Introduction to dengue and prevention ‐ by Consultant Community Physician MODULE 01

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First added on: Aug 24, 2024