敏感化运动在减少多哥农村的麻风相关耻辱的有效性:混合方法集群随机对照试验协议
Dominik Jockers1, Akila Wimima Bakoubayi2, Kate Bärnighausen1
1Heidelberg Insititute of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
这项研究评估了社区宣传活动和音频工具,以改善多哥的麻风知识和减少污名化. 结果将指导类似环境中的公共卫生战略.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 热带医学 热带医学
- 卫生沟通健康沟通
背景情况:
- 消除麻风需要早期发现病例,这是由于知识不足和耻辱而阻碍的.
- 社区宣传活动至关重要,但它们在西非的有效性未得到充分研究.
- 农村环境中的低健康素养和多语种性对敏感化提出了挑战.
研究的目的:
- 评估宣传活动对麻风知识和耻辱感的影响.
- 评估新的音频工具,以克服语言和识字障碍.
- 为各种社区的麻风控制提供公共卫生政策的信息.
主要方法:
- 在多哥的60个农村社区进行集群随机对照试验.
- 干预武器:单独进行宣传活动,或使用音频工具进行宣传活动.
- 控制臂:没有干预. 收集的定量 (调查) 和定性 (采访) 数据.
主要成果:
- 一个混合方法集群随机对照试验的协议描述.
- 数据收集预计将于2024年6月完成;正在进行分析.
- 第一个结果预计将在2024年底.
结论:
- 这项试验是首次测试传感和音频工具对麻风知识和耻辱减少的因果有效性的试验之一.
- 调查结果将为政策制定者和从业人员提供有关在农村,多语言地区设计有效活动的信息.
- 生成的证据将支持全球疾消除战略.
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