Health education intervention on malaria control among caregivers of under-five children in Buea, Cameroon

Text messaging health education intervention on malaria control among caregivers of under-five children of the Buea Health District: A cluster-randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202408481442659

Enrollment

360

Registered

2024-08-15

Start date

2023-12-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Malaria

Interventions

Health education delivered via text messages using short message service and WhatsApp

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: We shall include caregivers in households with under-five children resident in any of the six communities that will own or have access to mobile phones. RDT for malaria shall be conducted on under-five children in selected households for the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: We shall exclude caregivers in households who are mentally unable to read or respond text messages. Caregivers who would not want to participate in the study shall be excluded from the study. RDT for malaria shall not be conducted on children bellow 2 months of age

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Increase in knowledge on malaria prevention, good attitudes and practices towards malaria prevention. Also, good care seeking behaviours in episodes of suspected malaria among under-five children.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Reduction in the prevalence of malaria among under-five children in the Buea Health District	—

Countries

Cameroon

Contacts

Public ContactEmmanuel Yenshu

Dean of the faculty of Social and management Sciences

socpolub@hotmail.com+237677606664

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026