Hepatitis C screening uptake among people who use drugs in community-based treatment and rehabilitation centres. hepatitis C people who use drugs screening health education intervention knowledge self-efficacy
Conditions
Interventions
A newly developed theory-based health education intervention module, based on the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), in improving hepatitis C screening uptake among people who use drugs (PWUD).,Within the
Experimental Behavioral,Active Comparator Behavioral
SCT-based educational module,i-Pulih model
Sponsors
Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Individuals with history of using drugs which can be defined as having ever used drugs at least once within the past 12 months prior to the study recruitment. 2. Individuals who are currently undergoing community-based drug treatment and rehabilitation programme under the surveillance of NADA District Offices in Kinta, Larut Matang and Selama, Hilir Perak, and Batang Padang, Perak. 3. Malaysian citizens. 4. Those who are willing to participate in this study and follow the intervention module.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals who have a history of or are currently receiving antiviral treatment for hepatitis C. 2. Individuals who are diagnosed to have severe or uncontrolled psychiatric disorders. 3. Unable to understand and read in Malay or English language.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hepatitis C screening uptake Baseline, immediately post-intervention, and at three-month follow-up Percentage change of hepatitis C screening uptake | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knowledge on hepatitis C scores Baseline, immediately post-intervention, and at three-month follow-up Mean change of knowledge on hepatitis C scores,General self-efficacy scores Baseline, immediately post-intervention, and at three-month follow-up Mean change of general self-efficacy scores | — |
Countries
Malaysia
Contacts
Public ContactMohd Zafrullan Zamberi
Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Outcome results
None listed