Does an educational film encourage members of the South Asian community to have testing for viral hepatitis, a liver infection that they have an increased risk of carrying?

A novel educational intervention to improve the uptake of testing for viral hepatitis in South Asians (SA): A feasibility study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN18001753

Enrollment

200

Registered

2020-02-17

Start date

2018-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-05-24

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Conditions

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing Infections and Infestations

Interventions

We will advertise our study by placing flyers in community centres. We will also work with PPI and stakeholders from earlier phases of the work to identify appropriate venues to show the film. We have

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged over 18 years 2. Able to consent to participation 3. Able to speak English, Urdu or Hindi

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet the inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Proportion of people taking up testing after viewing the film assessed using testing centre records during the 1 month after the film has been shown	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Prevalence of viral hepatitis in the South Asian Surrey population assessed by analysing results of our testing population 2. Attitudes, knowledge and behaviours before and after exposure to the film by distributing a pre- and post-film (time 1) questionnaires incorporating 5-point Likert scale scoring	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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