Middle East Respiratory Syndrome among camel-owning households in Jordan Infections and Infestations
Conditions
Interventions
Block randomisation, block size 6, with even numbers assigned to the intervention group, odd numbers to the control group
Primary interventions:
Package 1. Zoonotic camel-to-human MERS-CoV transmiss
Sponsors
Royal Veterinary College
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Member of a randomly selected camel-owning household (from Ministry of Agriculture lists) in southern Jordan (Ma'an and Aqaba governorates)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children younger than 5 years 2. Individuals without the capacity to provide informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-reported and observed behaviours from intervention package 1 (i.e., face-covering when working with camels, avoiding kissing camels, filling troughs before allowing camels access and washing hands after working with camels), quantified as binary outcomes, measured 6 months after delivery if the intervention package | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Self-reported behaviours quantified as binary outcomes from intervention packages 2 – 4, measured 6 months after delivery if the intervention package 2. Qualitative data regarding intervention uptake, resulting from thematic and discourse analysis of semi-structured interviews, measured 6 months after delivery if the intervention package 3. Serological status on in-house MERS-CoV Spike protein (S1) IgG ELISA, measured 6 months after delivery if the intervention package | — |
Countries
Jordan
Contacts
Public ContactJavier;Punam Guitian;Mangtani
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Outcome results
None listed