Tuberculosis disease, TB prevention practices, TB Knowledge awareness, and early TB diagnosis. Tuberculosis, prevention, practice, international, postgraduates, University, Putra, Malaysia Health Belief Model, preventive health behavior. education intervention. Knowledge, single-blind, cluster randomized control trial.
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention comprises a constructed educational program based on the Health Belief Model. The participants will receive educational phases in a scheduled period, within weeks. The intervention co
Experimental Behavioral,No Intervention No treatment
Health education based on Health Belief Model,Control group
Sponsors
University Putra Malaysia
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The criteria for eligibility include international postgraduate students in UPM willing to participate in the study, who are aged 20 years and above, and students who can give informed consent physically and mentally, also both male and female.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria included students who were not willing to participate in the study despite meeting the inclusion criteria, who were absent or deferred in their study, and those diagnosed/Recovered from TB/LTBI.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| TB prevention Practice At baseline, follow-up, one week, and one month post-intervention Scores of practice regarding TB prevention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| knowledge and beliefs towards TB and its prevention At baseline, follow-up, one week, and one month post-intervention Scores on knowledge and beliefs regarding TB and its prevention | — |
Countries
Malaysia
Contacts
Public ContactMalina Osman
University Putra Malaysia
Outcome results
None listed