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Appropriate Community Behavior for Prevention, Early Diagnosis, and Treatment of Malaria in Tribal Areas of West Bengal

Facilitating Appropriate Community Behavior for Prevention, Early Diagnosis, and Treatment of Malaria in Selected Tribal Areas of West Bengal through Technology-driven Social Mobilization Intervention

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/03/050944
Enrollment
6020
Registered
2023-03-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-04-03

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: B50- Plasmodium falciparum malaria Health Condition 2: B51- Plasmodium vivax malaria

Interventions

Intervention1: Technology-driven behavioral intervention package: Intervention will be a behavioral intervention package, targeting awareness and behavior related to Malaria prevention. The proposed i

Sponsors

Indian Council of Medical Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults (>= 18 years of age) residing in the particular area for more than one year will be the respondents in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Critically ill, cancer patients, or bed-ridden patient(s) residing in the household. 2. Respondent suffering from any mental illness.

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
GIS-based behavioral map regarding Malaria prevention, diagnostic, and treatment behaviors and practicesTimepoint: 2 months since baseline survey

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The intervention package proposed is expected to improve the awareness of the participants on appropriate behaviors to prevent Malaria, its early diagnosis, and treatment. It is expected that the proportion of participants practicing appropriate behavior will increase further in the intervention clusters as compared to the control clusters.Timepoint: 4-6 months after intervention

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactArista Lahiri

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

alpublications2016@gmail.com9051010215

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026