Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Recruiting
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT05716178 |
Other study ID # |
RP0133/12 |
Secondary ID |
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Status |
Recruiting |
Phase |
N/A
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
March 2023 |
Est. completion date |
July 2023 |
Study information
Verified date |
February 2023 |
Source |
Jimma University |
Contact |
Abinet A Sadore, Master |
Phone |
+251916100682 |
Email |
abinetarege[@]gmail.com |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial Summary
Community education and demand generation activities by involving family members, traditional
and religious leaders in maternal health behaviours are potential solutions. Knowledge about
maternal and neonatal health service utilization can be increased through community-based
structures, such as religious organizations.
Description:
Religious and faith community health promotions have the ability to reduce health inequities,
and religious institutions are among the most respected and trustworthy institutions that can
considerably boost public health work. Similarly, Faith leaders, in addition to physicians
and health care providers, are another category of people who have a big impact on other
people's beliefs, feelings, and behaviors, according to research. Spiritual leaders have the
ability to impact health behavior on a variety of levels, from personal to ecological, with
"knock-on" implications on community health. This is achieved via health education and health
promoting strategies. Furthermore, the influence of faith leaders on health behavior is in
line with the tenets of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion since they are perceived as
strengthening community action. That is, communities must be empowered to participate in and
govern their own affairs. A faith leader is in a unique position to encourage behavior change
since he or she is a vital component of the community. According to an evaluation of programs
involving faith-based organizations, clergy were able to considerably aid behaviour change,
particularly among hard-to-reach populations. Other studies have also identified the
importance of faith leader's influence on health behavior. Similarly, faith leaders influence
on behavior has been attributed to Scripture-based passages that espouse the virtues of
healthy living. Although some studies have suggested that spiritual leaders play a role in
influencing congregants' health behaviors, little information on the amount of this influence
and the mechanisms involved available.
In Ethiopia, the majority of the population belongs to a religious group, and religion is an
important part of society. Through places of worship, religious institutions have access to a
large portion of the population. Religious leaders serve as community leaders as well as
gatekeepers of information and access to the population and can help raise awareness about
underutilized maternal and neonatal health services. Therefore this cluster-randomized trial
is designed to evaluate the effects of trained religious leaders' engagement in maternal
health education in improving maternal health service utilization and knowledge of major
obstetric danger signs.