Evaluation of resources to teach children in low-income countries to assess claims about treatment effects: Protocol for a randomised trial

Conditions

Ability to assess claims about treatment effects

Allen Nsangi, Daniel Semakula, Andrew D Oxman, Astrid Dahlgren, Matt Oxman et al. (14 authors)

Trials2020-01-0640 citations

Effects of the Informed Health Choices primary school intervention on the ability of children in Uganda to assess the reliability of claims about treatment effects: a cluster-randomised controlled trial.

Nsangi A, Semakula D, Oxman AD, Austvoll-Dahlgren A, Oxman M, Rosenbaum S, Morelli A, Glenton C, Lewin S, Kaseje M, Chalmers I, Fretheim A, Ding Y, Sewankambo NK.

2017-05-2282 citations

10.1016/s0140-6736(17)31226-6

Does the use of the Informed Healthcare Choices (IHC) primary school resources improve the ability of grade-5 children in Uganda to assess the trustworthiness of claims about the effects of treatments: protocol for a cluster-randomised trial.

Nsangi A, Semakula D, Oxman AD, Oxman M, Rosenbaum S, Austvoll-Dahlgren A, Nyirazinyoye L, Kaseje M, Chalmers I, Fretheim A, Sewankambo NK.

2017-05-182 citations

10.1186/s13063-017-1958-8

Measuring ability to assess claims about treatment effects: the development of the ‘Claim Evaluation Tools’

Astrid Dahlgren, Daniel Semakula, Allen Nsangi, Andrew D Oxman, Iain Chalmers et al. (7 authors)

BMJ Open2017-05-0158 citations

10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013184

Interventions

IHC primary school resources

Current Primary School Science Curriculum

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Public and private primary schools in the central region of Uganda will be eligible to participate.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: We will exclude international schools, special needs children¿s schools for the deaf and blind, and schools that participated in the user testing and piloting of the resources. Children in primary level classes other than primary five will be excluded from participating in the study. Only schools which agree to participate and sign a consent form for participation will be included in the trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1.The difference between the intervention and control groups in the proportion of children with a passing score.;2.The mean difference in the score (number of correct answers) for all of the questions that assess their ability to apply the 12 concepts that are included in the IHC primary school resources;The mean difference in the score between the intervention and control groups.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. The difference between the intervention and control groups in the proportion of children with a score indicating mastery of the concepts;2. The difference between the intervention and control groups for each concept and for the questions intended to measure their understanding of the concepts;3. Differences in intended behaviours and self-efficacy;4. Differences in attitudes towards science and school attendance using daily class registers.;The difference in the proportion of children with a passing score in a subgroup of children who completed the audio version of the test in Luganda;The difference in attendance and academic achievement as indicated by school marks	—

Measure

Time frame

1. The difference between the intervention and control groups in the proportion of children with a score indicating mastery of the concepts;2. The difference between the intervention and control groups for each concept and for the questions intended to measure their understanding of the concepts;3. Differences in intended behaviours and self-efficacy;4. Differences in attitudes towards science and school attendance using daily class registers.;The difference in the proportion of children with a passing score in a subgroup of children who completed the audio version of the test in Luganda;The difference in attendance and academic achievement as indicated by school marks

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Countries

Uganda

Contacts

Public ContactAllen Nsangi

Research Fellow

nsallen2000@yahoo.com+256773333629

Outcome results

None listed