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Are Rural Teenage Boys Addicted to Porn

Are Our Rural Adolescent Boys Safe from Porn Addiction A Mixed Method Study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/083678
Enrollment
186
Registered
2025-03-28
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Health education intervention using edutainment-based approach: Three weekly interactive health education sessions delivered using a gamified tool (Educaplay Froggy Jump) Content incl

Sponsors

MAMTA HIMC
Lead Sponsor
SRI DEVARAJ URS MEDICAL COLLEGE
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adolescent boys who are using smartphone, computers with internet connection. School going rural adolescent boys.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Students with no smart phones, computers. Students with known mental illness on treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Prevalence of porn addiction among rural adolescent boys using the Pornography Addiction Screening Tool (PAST) questionnaire.Timepoint: At baseline (before intervention)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Exploring reasons why rural adolescent boys develop porn addiction (through Focus Group Discussions). Effectiveness of health education through edutainment in reducing porn addiction scores (Pre- and Post-test assessment).Timepoint: Baseline: Pre-test assessment using the PAST questionnaire. After 3 weeks: Post-test assessment after three weekly health education sessions. At 3 months follow-up: Re-assessment to check for long-term impact

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Pradeep TS

Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College

drsana.sm08@gmail.com9900477514

Outcome results

None listed

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