Health Condition 1: Z00-Z99- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services Health Condition 2: R00-R99- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Behavioral intervention package: Duration: Intervention will start 1 month after the baseline survey and will continue for 2 months.
Components:
?Intervention will be a behavioral inter
Sponsors
Indian Council of Medical Research
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Individuals suffering from any symptoms of systemic infection (e.g., fever, pain in the abdomen, diarrhea, urinary problems, cough and cold, etc.) within the last 3 months of the field survey.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Critically ill, cancer patients, or bed-ridden patients 2. Individuals diagnosed to be immunocompromised 3. Individuals on immunosuppressive therapy 4. Respondents diagnosed with any psychiatric illness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The intervention package proposed is expected to improve the awareness of the participants on appropriate use of antibiotics, and on the adverse effects of antibiotic resistance. It is expected that the proportion of antibiotic resistance will not increase further in the intervention clusters as compared to the control clusters.Timepoint: 3 months after the intervention delivery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that the proportion of antibiotic resistance will not increase further in the intervention clusters as compared to the control clusters.Timepoint: 3 to 4 months after the intervention delivery | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactArista Lahiri
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Outcome results
None listed