Health Literacy
Conditions
Interventions
a) Study design: Cluster randomized controlled trial
b) Study setting: This study will be conducted in hospitals in Colombo district (Hospitals in Colombo district attached as annexure III)
c) Stud
Sponsors
Directorate of Non Communicable diseases, Ministry of Health Sri Lanka.
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Permanent staff who have been working as HCA more than six months - Age of HCAs would be in between 18 years to 45 years. - Both male and female
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Staff who plan to retire or transfer within a year - HCAs who are on long leave e.g. : maternity leave or medical leave - HCAs who are already diagnosed with a NCD, verified by diagnosis card or clinic book - HCAs in PMCUs of Colombo district
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| HL.NCD: Health Literacy tool to assess NCD behavioral risk factors. It was developed and validated in the first component of this research. [12 weeks from initial assessment ] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are behaviour change of pattern/frequency of Diet, frequency of physical activity, status/frequency of tobacco use and status/frequency of alcohol intake. It will be measured using STEP-wise-approach-toSurveillance (STEPS) of NCD risk factor questionnaire. [12 weeks from initial assessment ] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactDr M.M.M. Irshad
Registrar in Community Medicine
Outcome results
None listed