Alvaro Manuel Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Marta De la Fuente-Costa, Mario Escalera-de la Riva, Borja Perez-Dominguez, Gustavo Paseiro-Ares, Jose Casaña, Maria Blanco-Diaz
AI-Enhanced evaluation of YouTube content on post-surgical incontinence following pelvic cancer treatment
SSM - population health
global strategy eliminate leprosy remains need early case detection successfully interrupt transmissions poor knowledge leprosy leprosyrelated stigma key drivers delayed diagnosis treatment sensitization campaigns inform increase awareness among general population integral part many national neglected tropical disease programs despite importance effectiveness campaigns rigorously studied west african context multilingual rural setting low health literacy region presents challenges potential impact sensitization campaigns primary objective study assess causal effect common practice community sensitization campaigns leprosyrelated knowledge stigma community level among community health volunteers additionally test potential novel educational audio tools 15 prominent local languages overcome literacy language barriers amplify sensitization campaigns conduct cluster randomized controlled trial using sequential mixed methods approach 60 rural communities across regions togo west africa study features 2 intervention arms 1 control arm intervention control assignments made community level randomization communities intervention arm 1 receive sensitization campaign line current togolese national neglected tropical disease program communities intervention arm 2 receive sensitization campaign along educational audio tools distributed community households control arm receive intervention data collection quantitative outcome measures knowledge stigma collected random sample 1200 individuals knowledge assessed using 9item standardized knowledge attitudes practices questionnaire stigma measured using 7item social distance scale 15item explanatory model interview catalogue community stigma scale estimate intentiontotreat effects individual level comparing outcomes intervention control arms accompanying qualitative component conduct indepth interviews community members community health volunteers health care workers treatment arms control arm explore intervention stigmarelated experiences paper describes discusses protocol mixed methods cluster randomized controlled trial data collection planned completed june 2024 ongoing data analysis first results expected submitted publication end 2024 trial among first test causal effectiveness communitybased sensitization campaigns audio tools increase knowledge reduce leprosyrelated stigma results inform health policy makers decisionmakers public health practitioners designing sensitization campaigns rural multilingual settings german clinical trials register drks00029355 httpsdrksdesearchentrialdrks00029355 derr110219652106