Effectiveness of Hand Hygiene Educational Module among Parents in Prevention of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease on Preschool Children in Alor Gajah, Melaka

Effectiveness of Hand Hygiene Educational Module on Hand Hygiene and Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease on Parents' Knowledge and Practice in Alor Gajah, Melaka

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20200211003

Enrollment

270

Registered

2020-02-11

Start date

2020-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Knowledge and practice on hand hygiene and HFMD among parents Perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits and perceived barriers among parents Hand washing practice among preschool children Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, hand hygiene, hand washing, intervention, parents, preschool

Interventions

The intervention group will receive recorded health talks, recorded videos and brochures explaining on Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease and hand hygiene,The control group will be provided with brochures e

Experimental Behavioral,Active Comparator Behavioral

Health Education Module of Hand Hygiene and Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease,Brochures distribution

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: i. Parents of preschool children aged 6 years old ii. Government and non- government preschools in Alor Gajah

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -parents of children who are cared in nurseries or day care centres -parents of preschool children who study in preschools, which are not under the same administration with any elementary schools. This is to avoid history effect that will act as the threat to the internal validity of the study, if there are other interventions that will be conducted by the school administration in parallel with this intervention -preschools which have received any hand hygiene interventions other than standard care in the past 1 year -parents who are illiterate in Malay and English language.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Parents' knowledge at baseline, immediate post- intervention and 3- months post- intervention Questionnaire,Parents' practice at baseline, immediate post- intervention and 3- months post- intervention Questionnaire ,Parents' perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits and perceived barriers at baseline, immediate post- intervention and 3- months post- intervention Questionnaire	—

Measure

Time frame

Parents' knowledge at baseline, immediate post- intervention and 3- months post- intervention Questionnaire,Parents' practice at baseline, immediate post- intervention and 3- months post- intervention Questionnaire ,Parents' perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits and perceived barriers at baseline, immediate post- intervention and 3- months post- intervention Questionnaire

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Preschool children's hand washing practice at baseline, immediate post- intervention and 3- months post- intervention Questionnaire	—

Countries

Malaysia

Contacts

Public ContactNoor Syazwani Shahar

wanieffe@gmail.com60133345502

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026