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Effectiveness Evaluation of the "Mosquito-Free Campus" Initiative on Dengue Fever Prevention and Control: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Sponsor: Sun Yat-sen University
Summary
The goal of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effect of health education interventions on the score of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of dengue in in primary and middle school students in the city of Guangzhou and Foshan in China. Individuals aged 6 to 15 years who are in grades 1-9 in primary schools in Guangzhou and Foshan will be enrolled. 20 primary schools will be randomly selected, with half designated as intervention group schools and the remaining half as control group schools. The intervention group will receive a health education intervention focused on dengue prevention every semester for 6 months, while the control group will continue with their routine school health education for 6 months. Researchers will compare the differences in the score of the KAP of dengue between the intervention and control groups after 6 months to see if health education can improve knowledge, attitudes and practices of dengue among primary and middle school students.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
6 Years - 15 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
3940
Start Date
2025-06-15
Completion Date
2026-06-01
Last Updated
2025-06-03
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Health education
The intervention group will receive a health education intervention focused on dengue prevention and campus environmental governance, while the control group will continue with their standard school health education without any additional intervention. An health education including the knowledge of dengue fever, harm of mosquitoes, and measures of mosquito control, will be developed and reviewed by an expert group. The campus environmental governance includes organizing campus environmental cleaning once a week, focusing on removing mosquito breeding places such as water containers.