Health determinants and behaviors among adolescents and young adults in three Sub-Saharan African countries: an online survey and embedded survey experiment

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00029675

Enrollment

4000

Registered

2022-07-19

Start date

2025-06-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

Prevention of communicable and non-communicable diseases Violence, health behavior

Interventions

Group 1: Among participants with a high consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages: generalized feedback on the harms of such beverages + personalized feedback of own level of consumption based on simil

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 21 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participant must speak English (or in Tanzania: Swahili). Participant must be enrolled in the online survey system of Lucid.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Self-reported motivation to drink less sugary beverages.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Interest about knowing more about the health effects of suragy drinks measured by observing who clicks on a dedicated link at the end of the survey.	—

Countries

Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania

Contacts

Public ContactTill Bärnighausen

Heidelberg Institute for Global Health

till.baernighausen@uni-heidelberg.de+49 (0) 6221 56-5637

Outcome results

None listed

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