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Maternal behavior for prevention of childhood diarrhea: clinical trial with different technologies

The use of educational technologies to promote maternal self-efficacy in the prevention of childhood diarrhea

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-6974xz
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-03-15
Start date
2015-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Diarrhea, Infantile

Interventions

Comparison group: 60 mothers of children under five years of age
No educational intervention was applied. Intervention group I: 61 mothers of children under 5 years of age, who attended, once, the video "Diarrhea in children: you can prevent", lasting 17 minutes a
the whole intervention had an average duration of 30 minutes. Intervention group IV: 61 mothers of children under the age of five, who once attended the video "Child Diarrhea: You Can Prevent" and th
the whole intervention had an average duration of 25 minutes. Intervention group V: 60 mothers of children under five who individually read the booklet "You Are Able to Prevent Diarrhea in Your Child
the whole intervention had an average duration of 20 minutes.
Other
J01.897.280

Sponsors

Universidade Federal do Ceará
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Mother of at least one child under the age of five and have a cell phone or landline.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Mother less than 18 years old or with cognitive limitation that prevents her from participating in any educational intervention.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Expected outcome: Elevation of high maternal self-efficacy scores to prevent childhood diarrhea, immediately after, one and two months after the educational interventions.;Outcome found: Comparison group: 40.0% of the mothers had high self-efficacy to prevent childhood diarrhea at the first meeting; One month later, there was an increase, with 77.8% participants with high self-efficacy; And comparing the first and second month, there was a decrease, with 67.6% mothers with high self-efficacy. Intervention group I (educational video): 32.8% of the mothers had high self-efficacy to prevent childhood diarrhea, soon after the intervention of the educational intervention; One month later, there was an increase, with 77.8% participants with high self-efficacy; And comparing the first and second month, there was a small decrease, with 72.5% mothers with high self-efficacy. Intervention group II (educational book): 50.0% of the mothers had high self-efficacy to prevent childhood diarrhea, shortly after the educational intervention; One month later, there was an increase, with 75.6% participants with high self-efficacy; And comparing the first and second month, there was a small decrease, with 75.0% mothers with high self-efficacy. Intervention group III (video and educational booklet): 41.7% of the mothers had high self-efficacy to prevent childhood diarrhea, soon after the intervention of the educational intervention; A month later, there was an increase, with 86.5% participants with high self-efficacy; And comparing the first and second months, there was a slight increase, with 86.7% mothers with high self-efficacy. Intervention group IV (educational video and brief motivational interview): 39.4% of the mothers had high self-efficacy to prevent childhood diarrhea, shortly after the educational intervention; One month later, there was an increase, with 78.4% participants with high self-efficacy; And comparing the first and second month, there was a small decrease, with 74.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcomes are not expected.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactJardeliny;Lorena Penha;Ximenes

Universidade Federal do Ceará;Universidade Federal do Ceará

jardelinypenha@yahoo.com.br;lbximenes2005@uol.com.br+55 89 99905-6650;+55 85 99662-7098

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)