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The effectiveness of a comic book intervention in increasing mental health literacy among adolescents and youth in Nigeria: a randomized controlled trial as a part of research network for design and evaluation of adolescent health interventions and policies in Sub-Saharan Africa (DASH)

The effectiveness of a comic book intervention in increasing mental health literacy among adolescents and youth in Nigeria: a randomized controlled trial as a part of research network for design and evaluation of adolescent health interventions and policies in Sub-Saharan Africa (DASH)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00034244
Enrollment
2007
Registered
2024-05-22
Start date
2024-05-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Mental health literacy

Interventions

Group 1: Comic book. This is an educational intervention providing general information on anxiety and depression to increase mental health literacy in the form of a comic book. The intervention takes

Sponsors

Heidelberg Institute of Global Health (HIGH)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
10 Years to 24 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Minors under 18 years old: Parents or guardians must provide written informed consent, and the minor participant must provide informed assent. - Adults (18 years of age and above) must provide written informed consent. - Study participants must be residents of the study area.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants who do not meet the above-listed criteria will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The total score of mental health literacy measured by the Universal Mental Health Literacy - Adolescents Scale before and after the intervention.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Depressive symptoms from the Patient Health Questionnaire, anxiety symptoms from the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, and intention to cope with loneliness from the Coping with Loneliness Scale after the intervention.—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactIrene;Ayoade Brandt;Oduola

Heidelberg Institute of Global Health (HIGH);University of Ibadan Research Foundation

irene.brandt@uni-heidelberg.de;amjoduola@hotmail.com00496221565344;+234 80 55 22 6957

Outcome results

None listed

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