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A study to compare the knowledge of school students before and after seeing a media campaign about the health risks of chewing khat

Impact of mass media education campaign on school students’ awareness of khat chewing adverse health risks: a pre-post experimental study in Aden, Yemen

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN36908722
Enrollment
450
Registered
2024-11-06
Start date
2013-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-01-06

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Conditions

Prevention of khat chewing among school children Not Applicable

Interventions

Mass media education campaign on school students’ awareness of khat chewing adverse health risks This study was conducted in the city of Aden, Yemen. Four of the eight districts in Aden were randomly

Sponsors

University of Aden
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Students attending public secondary schools in Aden City 2. Registered in the second level of study for the 2013/2014 academic year 3. Resided in Aden for at least the last 2 years 4. Yemeni nationality

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Students with special needs were excluded due to lack of funds to support their participation 2. Non-Yemeni nationality 3. Refused to be consented

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Awareness of the adverse effects of khat chewing, measured using a relevant questionnaire that was used by the International Tobacco Control at baseline and after 3 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Factors associated with enhanced awareness of adverse health effects of khat chewing, measured using a relevant questionnaire that was used by the International Tobacco Control at baseline and after 3 months

Countries

Yemen

Contacts

Public ContactSaba Kassim
skassim@taibahu.edu.sa+966 (0)535558878

Outcome results

None listed

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