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Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Social Marketing Intervention: A novel Social Marketing Intervention intended for behaviour modification is planned for three months, once per month will be implemented at student, scho
Sponsors
Dr. Tanvi Kiran
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria include all the following points- 1) School-going adolescents aged 14-17 years, encompassing all genders and enrolled in classes 9th to 12th within government or private schools of the Tricity (Cities of Chandigarh, Panchkula, Mohali). 2) Adolescents who provide their assent along with parental consent to participate in this study. 3) Adolescents who have smartphones/tablets/laptops with their own social media accounts.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The participant falling under any of the following categories will be excluded- 1) Adolescents below 14 or above 17 years old in classes 9th to 12th. 2) Adolescents who do not provide their assent or if their parents do not provide consent to participate in this study 3) Adolescents who do not have access to smartphones or internet access to use their social media accounts. 4) An adolescent having been diagnosed with mental health problems or other chronic medical diseases. 5) Parents and teachers who refuse to participate in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Average amount of time spent on social media 2) Proportion of students witnessing excessive social media usage 3) Frequency of alcohol usage 4) Binge drinking episodes 5) Harmful alcohol use episodes (causing violence/injury under alcohol use) 6) Average amount of time spent with parents 7) Frequency of Open/ direct/ face-to-face communication with parents 8) Proportion of child-parents conflict 9) Amount of knowledge regarding sexual health/ physical relation 10)Proportion of students having knowledge regarding protective sexual behaviourTimepoint: 1) Baseline (outcomes will be measured after 3 months of the start date of the project) 2) Outcomes will be measured immediately post-intervention 3) Outcomes will be measured one month post-intervention 4) Outcomes will be measured two months post-intervention 5) Outcomes will be measured three months post-intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) The proportion of students using unprotected sexual behaviour 2) Reduction in risky sexual behaviour episodes, if any Timepoint: 1) Baseline (outcomes will be measured after 3 months of the start date of the project) 2) Outcomes will be measured immediately post-intervention 3) Outcomes will be measured one month post-intervention 4) Outcomes will be measured two months post-intervention 5) Outcomes will be measured three months post-intervention | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Tanvi Kiran
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)
Outcome results
None listed